phenol : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: phenol	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phenol n any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally Synonym(s): carbolic acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phenol \Phe"nol\, n. [Gr. [?] to show + -ol: cf. F. ph[82]nol.] (Chem.) 1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, {C6H5OH}, produced by the destructive distillation of many organic bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy oil from coal tar. Note: It has a peculiar odor, somewhat resembling creosote, which is a complex mixture of phenol derivatives. It is of the type of alcohols, and is called also {phenyl alcohol}, but has acid properties, and hence is popularly called {carbolic acid}, and was formerly called {phenic acid}. It is a powerful caustic poison, and in dilute solution has been used as an antiseptic. 2. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type. {Glacial phenol} (Chem.), pure crystallized phenol or carbolic acid. {Phenol acid} (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds which are at once derivatives of both phenol and some member of the fatty acid series; thus, salicylic acid is a phenol acid.