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Definitions for Phenolic
[1] any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
[2] 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.
[3] any analogous hydroxyl derivative of benzene.
[4] of, containing, or derived from phenol
[5] any one of a class of resins derived from phenol, used in paints, adhesives, and as thermosetting plastics See also Bakelite
[6] 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
[7] 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 Phenolic
resinphenol coefficient, phenol red, phenolate, phenolated, phenolic, phenolic resin, phenolion, phenology, phenolphthalein, phenolsulfonephthalein, phenolsulfonphthalein
Origin of Phenolic
First recorded in 1850–55; phen- + -ol1
Other words from Phenolic
phe·no·lic [fi-noh -lik, -nol -ik] /fɪˈnoʊ lɪk, -ˈnɒl ɪk/ , adjective
non·phe·no·lic , adjective