nitrophenol
any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
any of three water-soluble, crystalline isomers of such a derivative, having the formula C6H5NO3, occurring in yellow (ortho-nitrophenol ), pale-yellow (meta-nitrophenol ), and yellowish (para-nitrophenol ) solids, used chiefly as intermediates in organic synthesis and as indicators.
Origin of nitrophenol
1Words Nearby nitrophenol
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use nitrophenol in a sentence
If an alkali is added, however, a highly dissociated salt of para-nitrophenol is formed, and the yellow colour is at once evident.
Thus para-nitrophenol has colourless molecules, but an intensely yellow negative ion.
This equilibrium curve, therefore, shows that o-nitrophenol and p-toluidine do not combine with one another.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications | Alexander Findlay
Browse