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cresylic definition

cre·sylic (kri sil′ik)

adjective

  1. of or from cresol or creosote
  2. of various acids composed of different mixtures of phenols and used in making plastics, disinfectants, etc.

Etymology: cres(ol) + -yl + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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