English dictionary
cresol
/'kr/i/s/oU/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
Synonyms methyl phenolSource: WordNet 3.0
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Any one of three metameric substances, CH<sub>3</sub>.C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [Called also <i>cresylic acid</i>.]
Source: webster1913