METOL
METOL Me "tol, n. [G.; trade name, fr. meta- + kresol cresol. ]
Metol
Me tol |ˈmeˌtôl, -ˌtōl ˈmɛtɔl | ▶noun trademark a soluble white compound used as a photographic developer. [A sulfate of 4-methylaminophenol (chem. formula: CH 3 NHC 6 H 4 OH ).] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German, arbitrarily named by the inventor.
metol
metol |ˈmɛtɒl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a soluble white compound used as a photographic developer. ●A sulphate of 4-methylaminophenol (chem. formula: CH 3 NHC 6 H 4 OH ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German, arbitrarily named by the inventor.