| NOUN | substance | phenol | any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds |
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| substance | phenol, carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid | a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene |
| Sounds | feh'nahl; fiy'naal | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| aerosol ... Wiesenthal: 31 rhymes with aal... | ||
| Meaning | Any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups. | |
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| Narrower | creosol | A colorless to yellow aromatic liquid / liquid that is a constituent of creosote |
| cresol, methyl phenol | Any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols | |
| naphthol | Either of two phenols derived from naphthalene | |
| pyrogallol, pyrogallic acid | A toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer | |
| resorcinol | A crystalline phenol obtained from various resins | |
| tannin, tannic acid | Any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin | |
| thymol, thyme camphor, thymic acid | A colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic | |
| Broader | organic compound | Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
| Spanish | fenol | |
| Catalan | fenol | |
| Meaning | A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally. | |
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| Synonyms | carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid | |
| Broader | acid | Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
| solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent | A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances | |
| Spanish | ácido carbólico, ácido fénico, fenol, oxybenzene | |
| Catalan | àcid carbòlic, fenol, oxybenzene | |
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