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Definitions for Phenol

[1] Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C6 H5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
[2] any analogous hydroxyl derivative of benzene.
[3] 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: C 6 H 5 OH
[4] 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

Words nearby Phenol

phenobarbitone, phenocopy, phenocryst, phenodeviant, phenogram, phenol, phenol coefficient, phenol red, phenolate, phenolated, phenolic

Origin of Phenol

First recorded in 1850–55; phen- + -ol1

Other words from Phenol

phe·no·lic [fi-noh -lik, -nol -ik] /fɪˈnoʊ lɪk, -ˈnɒl ɪk/ , adjective
non·phe·no·lic , adjective