orcinol

As nouns the difference between pentose and orcinol

is that pentose is a sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms while orcinol is a natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses.

As nouns the difference between reagent and orcinol

is that reagent is a compound or mixture of compounds used to treat materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting while orcinol is a natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses.

As nouns the difference between orcein and orcinol

is that orcein is a dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring while orcinol is a natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses.

As nouns the difference between lichen and orcinol

is that lichen is any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of fungi and algae; often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc while orcinol is a natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses.

As nouns the difference between phenolic and orcinol

is that phenolic is a phenol compound while orcinol is a natural phenolic organic compound that occurs in many species of lichen, used in the production of orcein and as a reagent in some chemical tests for pentoses.

As an adjective phenolic

is of, relating to, or derived from a phenol.