gallacetophenone

noun

gall·​acetophenone

(¦)gal,

(¦)gȯl +

: a yellow crystalline compound C₆H₃(OH)₃COCH₃ formerly used as a mordant dye and also locally as an antiseptic; 2,3,4-trihydroxy-acetophenone

called also Alizarine Yellow C

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary gall- + aceto- + phenyl + -one; probably originally formed as German gallazetophenon

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