cresol
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C7H8O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
Origin of cresol
1- Also called cresylic acid, methyl phenol .
- Compare tricresol.
Words Nearby cresol
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How to use cresol in a sentence
Crsylite is a French explosive, and contains picric acid and nitrated cresol.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousThe water in these buckets is not meant for drinking, and therefore contains a little cresol to prevent prisoners drinking it.
Turkish Prisoners in Egypt | VariousThe floor and the lower part of the chambers are treated with cresol; the upper part is whitewashed.
Turkish Prisoners in Egypt | VariousThey are arranged over cesspools 18 feet deep, disinfected every day with whitewash and cresol, and are quite odourless.
Turkish Prisoners in Egypt | VariousAmong the substances deserving mention under this head we have indol, skatol, cresol, and phenol.
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British Dictionary definitions for cresol
/ (ˈkriːsɒl) /
an aromatic compound derived from phenol, existing in three isomeric forms: found in coal tar and creosote and used in making synthetic resins and as an antiseptic and disinfectant; hydroxytoluene. Formula: C 6 H 4 (CH 3)OH: Also called: cresylic acid Systematic name: methylphenol
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