Definition of Cresol

1. Noun. Any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant.

Exact synonyms: Methyl Phenol
Specialized synonyms: Lysol
Generic synonyms: Phenol

Definition of Cresol

1. n. Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [Called also cresylic acid.]

Definition of Cresol

1. Noun. (chemistry) either of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol ¹

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Definition of Cresol

1. a chemical disinfectant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cresol

1. HO-C6H4-CH3; hydroxytoluene; methylphenol;a mixture of the three isomeric cresols, o-, m-, and p-cresol, obtained from coal tar. Its properties are similar to those of phenol, but it is less poisonous; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. Synonym: tricresol. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cresol

crescent moons
crescent roll
crescent rolls
crescent spanner
crescent spanners
crescented
crescentic
crescentic lobules of the cerebellum
crescenting
crescents
crescentwise
crescive
crescively
crescograph
cresol (current term)
cresol red
cresolase
cresolate
cresolates
cresols
cresorcin
crespelle
crespine
crespines
cress
cress green
cress plant
cresselle
cresselles

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