Phenol

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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. Also called carbolic acid.
  • n. Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, C6H5OH, produced by the destructive distillation of many organic bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy oil from coal tar.
  • n. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Phenyl alcohol, C6H5OH, more commonly called carbolic acid.
  • n. The general name of a compound formed from benzene and its homologues by the substitution of hydroxyl for hydrogen in the benzene nucleus.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
  • n. any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups
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    dissolver    dissolving agent    acid    resolvent    solvent    dissolvent   
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    xylene    chlorobenzene    benzene    sulphophenol    toluene    resorcinol    naphthalene    cyanin    iodin    nitrobenzene