English Noun phloroglucinol #chemistry a poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>3</sub>, used as a bone decalcifying agent
See also pyrogallol 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene hydroxyquinol 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene
