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hydroxybenzene

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[hahy-drok-si-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen] / haɪˌdrɒk sɪˈbɛn zin, -bɛnˈzin /

noun

  1. phenol.


Etymology

Origin of hydroxybenzene

hydroxy- + benzene

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Carbolic acid or phenol is hydroxybenzene; and all analogous compounds are spoken of as “phenols.”

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

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