1. A poisonous corrosive compound obtained by the distillation of coal tar that, in dilute solution, is an antimicrobial agent. Also called carbolic acid. 2. A generic term for any compound similar in structure to phenol (an organic compound with one or more hydroxyl groups attached to an aromatic or carbon ring).

A very poisonous chemical substance made from tar and also found in some plants and essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants). Phenol is used to make plastics, nylon, epoxy, medicines, and to [..]

A group or molecule containing a benzene ring that has a hydroxyl group substituted for a ring hydrogen.

"carbolic acid," 1844, from pheno- + -ol. Discovered in coal tar in 1834; used as an antiseptic from 1867. Related: Phenolic.

A white, crystalline compound (C6H5OH) derived from benzene, used in the manufacture of phenolic resins, weed killers, plastics, disinfectants; also used in solvent extraction, a petroleum refining pr [..]

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A class of acid organic compounds used in the manufacture of epoxy resins, phenolformaldehyde resins, plasticizers, plastics and wood preservatives.

(n) any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups(n) a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a d [..]

An organic substance in which a hydroxyl group is attached directly to a benzene ring. An example is vanillin.

A caustic poisonous crystalline acidic compound present in coal tar and wood tar that, when diluted, is used as a disinfectant.

An antiseptic and disinfectant aromatic alcohol.

An antiseptic and disinfectant. It is active against a wide range of micro-organisms including some fungi and viruses, but is only slowly effective against spores. It has been used to disinfect skin a [..]

Any one of a series of aromatic hydroxyl derivatives which has the OH group directly attached to the benzene ring. Specifically the term phenol is applied to carbolic acid, C6H5OH.

A very poisonous chemical substance made from tar and also found in some plants and essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants). Phenol is used to make plastics, nylon, epoxy, medicines, and to kill germs. Also called carbolic acid.

a type of alcohol that is used in the manufacture of some vaccines

1) A corrosive poisonous crystalline acidic compound present in coal tar and wood tar that in dilute solutions is used as a disinfectant and 2) any of various acidic compounds analogous to phenols and [..]

A caustic, poisonous acid compound (C6H5OH) present in coal tar and wood tar that, in dilute solution, is used as a broad-spectrum disinfectant; includes phenol, resorcinol, the cresols, naphtha?s, an [..]

An alcohol derived from benzene.

Phenol

Phenol is an aromatic alcohol mainly used as an intermediate in organic synthesis. It essentially serves as a raw material for the production of bisphenol A, phenolic resins, alkylphenols and caprolactam.

(organic compound,uncountable) A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C₆H₅OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute fo [..]

(organic compound) phenol