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phloroglucinol reductase(medicine)
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Daddy longlegs(medicine)
sugar daddy(dictionary)
daddy longlegs(dictionary)
Daddy Warbucks(dictionary)
daddy longlegs(encyclopedia)

daddy longlegs (sh) and phloroglucinol (medicine)


daddy longlegs (sh)




or harvestman

Any of the 3,400 arachnid species constituting the order Opiliones.

Daddy longlegs differ from spiders in having extremely long, thin legs and a spherical or oval body that is not divided in two. The body is approximately 0.05-1.0 in. (1-22 mm) long; the fragile legs may be 20 times the body length. Males are smaller than females. Adults have a pair of glands that secrete a foul-smelling fluid. Daddy longlegs are very widely distributed in temperate regions and in the tropics. The U.S. and Canada have about 150 species. They feed on insects, mites, spiders, carrion, and vegetable matter. See also crane fly.


Harvestman

E.S. Ross


phloroglucinol (medicine)


phloroglucinol
<chemical> 1,3,5-benzenetriol. A trinitrobenzene derivative with antispasmodic properties that is used primarily as a laboratory reagent.

Pharmacological action: indicators and reagents, parasympatholytics.

Chemical name: 1,3,5-Benzenetriol