Cresol

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of three isomeric phenols, CH3C6H4OH, used in resins and as a disinfectant.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. either of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [Called also cresylic acid.]
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A phenol having the formula C7H8O, occurring in coal- and wood-tar. When pure it forms a colorless crystalline mass. Also cresylic acid and cressol.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    phenol   
    Variant
    cresylic acid   
    Hyponym
    Lysol   
    Form
    tricresol    bromocresol   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nitroaniline    cymene    dinitrophenol    toluidine    anthraquinone    isomer    olefins    nitroso-    dinitrotoluene    resorcinol   
     
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