PHENOL

phenol

(noun) any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

phenol (countable and uncountable, plural phenols)

(organic compound, uncountable) 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.

(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring.

Synonyms

• (caustic compound derived from benzene): carbolic acid

• benzenol

• hydroxybenzene

Hyponyms

• 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

Anagrams

• holpen

Source: Wiktionary

Phe"nol, n. Etym: [Gr. -ol: cf. F. phénol.] (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.

– Phenol alcohol (Chem.), any one of series of derivatives of phenol and carbinol which have the properties of both combined; thus, saligenin is a phenol alcohol.

– Phenol aldehyde (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds having both phenol and aldehyde properties.

– Phenol phthalein. See under Phthalein.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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