nitrophenol

[ nahy-truh-fee-nawl, -nol ]

/ ˌnaɪ trəˈfi nɔl, -nɒl /

noun Chemistry.

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.

Words nearby nitrophenol

nitromannitol, nitromersol, nitrometer, nitromethane, nitroparaffin, nitrophenol, nitrophilous, nitroprusside test, nitrosamine, nitroso, nitroso group

Origin of nitrophenol

First recorded in 1850–55; nitro- + phenol