Medical Definition of Metacresol

1. A local antiseptic with a higher germicidal power than phenol and less toxicity to tissues; used in disinfectants and fumigants; its acetate derivative is used as a topical antiseptic and fungicide. Synonym: metacresol. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metacresol

metachromatic bodies
metachromatic granules
metachromatic leukodystrophy
metachromatic stain
metachromatism
metachroming
metachromophil
metachronism
metachronous
metachrosis
metacinnabarite
metacone
metaconid
metacontrast
metaconule
metacresol (current term)
metacrolein
metacromion
metacryptozoite
metacyesis
metacyesis
metadata
metadiscoidal
metadysentery
metaethical
metaethics
metafacial angle
metafemale
metafiction
metafictional

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