resorcinol monoacetate

resorcinol monoacetate
resorcinol mono·ac·e·tate -.män-ō-'as-ə-.tāt n a thick yellow liquid compound C8H8O3 that slowly liberates resorcinol and that is used esp. to treat diseases of the scalp

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[USP] the monoacetate salt of resorcinol, used topically as an antiseborrheic and keratolytic.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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