phenol
Meaning
Noun
- A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid
- Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)
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Narrower meaning words
- alizarin
- alkylphenol
- amidol
- aminosalicylic acid
- anacardic acid
- anthrapurpurin
- apocynin
- aurin
- bamethan
- biclotymol
- bisoxatin
- bisphenol
- bithionol
- bromoxynil
- butylparaben
- calcein
- carbol fuchsin
- cardanol
- carvacrol
- catechin
- catechol
- cavicularin
- chavicol
- chlorophenol
- chloroxylenol
- chromotropic acid
- cichoric acid
- clofoctol
- combretastatin
- coumaric acid
- coumestrol
- creosol
- cresol
- curcumin
- curcuminoid
- desaspidin
- dichlorophen
- dichlorophenol
- diethylstilbestrol
- diferulic acid
- dihydroxyphenylglycine
- dimetofrine
- dinoseb
- dioxybenzone
- dithranol
- ellagic acid
- estradiol
- ethyl salicylate
- ethylparaben
- ethylvanillin
- etilefrine
- eugenol
- ferulic acid
- gallic acid
- gepefrine
- gingerol
- glycin
- gossypol
- guaiacol
- hematein
- hexachlorophenol
- homocapsaicin
- homogentisic acid
- homosalate
- homovanillic acid
- honokiol
- hordenine
- hydroxytyrosol
- ifenprodil
- ketazocine
- ketobemidone
- magnolol
- mequinol
- mesalazine
- methyl salicylate
- methylparaben
- metol
- monobenzone
- morphine
- mutisianthol
- naphthol
- nitrophenol
- nonylphenol
- norfenefrine
- o-cresol
- octabenzone
- octyl salicylate
- oleocanthal
- oleuropein
- orcin
- orsellinic acid
- ortho-vanillin
- oxantel
- oxybenzone
- oxyphenisatine
- paraben
- paracetamol
- paradol
- parietin
- pentachlorophenol
- phenolphthalein
- phloroglucinol
- picamar
- piceatannol
- picric acid
- polyphenol
- prenalterol
- proanthocyanidin
- probucol
- propofol
- propyl gallate
- propylparaben
- punicalagins
- pyrogallol
- ractopamine
- resorcinol
- resveratrol
- rosmarinic acid
- rosocyanine
- rubrocurcumin
- salbutamol
- salicylaldehyde
- salicylaldoxime
- salicylic acid
- sesamol
- shogaol
- styphnic acid
- syringol
- tannic acid
- theaflavin
- thorin
- thymol
- thyronamine
- trichlorophenol
- triclosan
- tyramine
- tyrosine
- tyrosol
- umbelliferone
- vanillin
- xamoterol
- xantocillin
- xibornol
- xylenol
- zingerone
Origin
- From French phène, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, as it was used for illumination, name given by Auguste Laurente in 1836.
- Synchronically analyzable as pheno- + -ol
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