noun
- a crystalline phenolic compound used in chemical analysis and dye manufacturing
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- The chemist used orcinol as a reagent to test for pentoses.
- Orcinol produces a green color when heated with pentose sugars.
- The laboratory ordered pure orcinol for their carbohydrate analysis.
- Orcinol is commonly employed in the orcinol test for RNA detection.
- The dye manufacturer incorporated orcinol into their synthetic process.