Organic Chemical
catechol Audio
cat·e·chol [ kat-i-kawl, -kol ]
Subclass of:
Phenols
Definitions related to catechols:
  • Ortho-hydroxy phenol, the ring structure of catecholamines, an important class of intercellular transmitter molecules.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A group of 1,2-benzenediols that contain the general formula R-C6H5O2.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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