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phenol

phe·nol
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fee-nawl, -nol]
    • /ˈfi nɔl, -nɒl/
    • /ˈfiːnɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fee-nawl, -nol]
    • /ˈfi nɔl, -nɒl/

Definitions of phenol word

  • noun phenol Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis. 1
  • noun phenol any analogous hydroxyl derivative of benzene. 1
  • noun phenol chemical compound 1
  • noun phenol a white crystalline soluble poisonous acidic derivative of benzene, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant and in the manufacture of resins, nylon, dyes, explosives, and pharmaceuticals; hydroxybenzene. Formula: C6H5OH 0
  • noun phenol any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds whose molecules contain one or more hydroxyl groups bound directly to a carbon atom in an aromatic ring 0
  • noun phenol a white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, produced from coal tar or by the hydrolysis of chlorobenzene, and used in making explosives, synthetic resins, etc.: it is a strong, corrosive poison with a characteristic odor, and its dilute aqueous solution, commonly called carbolic acid, is used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, etc. 0
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Origin of phenol

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; phen- + -ol1

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Parts of speech for Phenol

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phenol popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • chlorophenol

    any of three isomers having the formula C 6 H 5 ClO, derived from chlorine and phenol, used chiefly as intermediates in the manufacture of dyes.

  • phenolic resin

    any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.

  • nitrophenol

    any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.

  • phenol coefficient

    the number indicating the effectiveness of a disinfectant as a germicide relative to phenol, which is arbitrarily assigned the number 1: based on the time required to kill a given quantity of a specific type of bacteria.

  • phenolate

    Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C 6 H 5 ONa.

  • phenolated

    containing phenol; carbolated.
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