Phenol

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1. Noun

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.

2. Noun

Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type.

3. Noun

a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
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4. Noun

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