Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.

    Hydrochinon

Examples

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  1. The products, even those claiming to have so-called "natural" components, can contain mercury, hydroquinone or caustic agents like sodium hydroxide.

    deDie Produkte – selbst jene, die angeben, sogenannte „natürliche“ Bestandteile zu haben – können Quecksilber, Hydrochinon oder ätzende Stoffe wie Natriumhydroxid enthalten. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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the diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene:
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