OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13637

phenol

/ˈfiːnɒl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
fenol
A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C₆H₅OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid
fenol
Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)
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