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Cresol

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Noun

1. cresol, methyl phenol

any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cresol

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noun
an aromatic compound derived from phenol, existing in three isomeric forms: found in coal tar and creosote and used in making synthetic resins and as an antiseptic and disinfectant; hydroxytoluene. Formula: C6H4(CH3)OH
. Also called: cresylic acid. Systematic name: methylphenol

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Cresol

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noun
any of three isomeric, colorless, oily liquids or solids with the formula CH3C6H4OH, prepared by the fractional distillation of coal tar and used in the preparation of disinfectants, fumigating compounds, and dyestuffs

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cresol

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n.
Any of three isomeric phenols, C7H8O, used in resins and as a disinfectant.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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