phloroglucin
/ˌflɒrə(ʊ)ˈɡluːsɪn/ /ˌflɔːrə(ʊ)ˈɡluːsɪn/(also phloroglucine) Chemistry
noun
= phloroglucinol.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From German Phloroglucin from phloro- + ancient Greek γλυκύς sweet + German -in. Compare French phloroglucine.