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