1) Derived from coal or wood tar 2) Disinfectant ingredient 3) Methyl phenol 4) Phenol
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Cresols (also hydroxytoluene) are organic compounds which are methylphenols. They are a widely occurring natural and manufactured group of aromatic organic compounds, which are categorized as phenols (sometimes called phenolics). Depending on the temperature, cresols can be solid or liquid because they have melting points not far from room tempera...
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• (n.) Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [Called also cresylic acid.]
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any of three methylphenols possessing the same molecular formula (CH3C6H4OH) but with different structures: ortho-cresol, meta-cresol, and ...
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Also known methylphenol (CH
3C
6H
4OH), a member of the phenols. There are three isomers, synthesized from toluene. Distillation of creosote or petroleum yields a mixture of cresols and xylenols ('cresylic acid') used as a disinfectan...
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HO-C6H4-CH3; hydroxytoluene; methylphenol;a mixture of the three isomeric cresols, o-, m-, and p-cresol, obtained from coal tar. Its properties are similar to those of phenol, but it is less poisonous; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. ... Synonym: tricresol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(kre´sol) a liquid from coal or wood tar; a mixture of isomeric cresol from coal tar or petroleum is used as a disinfectant and in making synthetic resins. Acute poisoning may result in rapid circulatory collapse; chronic poisoning may produce gastrointestinal symptoms, vertigo, skin rashes, jaundice, and uremia.
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Cre'sol (krē'sōl)
noun [ From
Creosote .]
(Chemistry) Any one of three metameric substances, CH
3 .C
6 H
4 .OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [ Cal...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: krē′sol Definitions: 1. A mixture of the three isomeric methyl phenols, o-, m-, and p-cresol, obtained from coal tar. Its properties are similar to those of phenol, but it is less poisonous; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. Synonyms: tricresol
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The cresols (hydroxy-toluenes, methyl-phenols) are organic compounds present in the crude phenol obtained from coal-tar. They are used in antiseptics.
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[
n] - any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols
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methyl phenol noun any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
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any of three isomeric compounds having the formula CHO, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant. Also calledCf. tricresol.
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