phe·nol

(fē′nôl′, -nōl′, -nŏl′)

1. A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C₆H₆O, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant. Also called carbolic acid.

2. Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring.

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phenol

(ˈfiːnɒl)

1. (Elements & Compounds) Also called: carbolic acid a white crystalline soluble poisonous acidic derivative of benzene, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant and in the manufacture of resins, nylon, dyes, explosives, and pharmaceuticals; hydroxybenzene. Formula: C6H5OH

2. (Elements & Compounds) chem any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds whose molecules contain one or more hydroxyl groups bound directly to a carbon atom in an aromatic ring

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phe•nol

(ˈfi nɔl, -nɒl)

n.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous substance, C₆H₅OH, used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.

2. any analogous hydroxyl derivative of benzene.

[1850–55]

phe•no•lic (fɪˈnoʊ lɪk, -ˈnɒl ɪk) adj.

phe·nol

(fē′nôl′, fē′nōl′)

A poisonous, white, crystalline compound used as a disinfectant and to make plastics and drugs. Also called carbolic acid.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	phenol - any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups pyrogallic acid, pyrogallol - a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical creosol - a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote cresol, methyl phenol - any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant naphthol - either of two phenols derived from naphthalene resorcinol - a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos tannic acid, tannin - any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine thyme camphor, thymic acid, thymol - a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
	2.	phenol - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"

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phenol

n → Phenol nt

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[ˈfiːnɒl] n → fenolo

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n fenol m