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phenolic
Variant of phenol
phenol
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phe·nol (fē′nōl′, -nôl′, -näl′)
noun
- a white crystalline compound, CHOH, produced from coal tar or by the hydrolysis of chlorobenzene, and used in making explosives, synthetic resins, etc.: it is a strong, corrosive poison with a characteristic odor, and its dilute aqueous solution, commonly called carbolic acid, is used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, etc.
- any of a group of aromatic hydroxyl derivatives of benzene, similar in structure and composition to phenol
Related Forms:
- phenolic phe·no·lic (fē nō′lik; -nôl′ik; -näl′-) adjective
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