Phloroglucin
Pronunciation : Phlor`o*glu"cin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Phloretin + Gr. (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A sweet white crystalline substance, metameric with pyrogallol, and obtained by the decomposition of phloretin, and from certain gums, as catechu, kino, etc. It belongs to the class of phenols. [Called also phloroglucinol.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913