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PROTOCATECHUIC
PROTOCATECHUIC
Pro
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to
*
cat
`e *
chu
"
ic,
a. (
Chem.
)
Defn: Pertaining
to,
derived
from,
or
designating,
an
organic
acid
which
is
obtained
as
a
white
crystalline
substance
from
catechin,
asafetida,
oil
of
cloves,
etc.
,
and
by
distillation
itself
yields
pyrocatechin.