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phenolic

phenolic resin
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Transcription

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

Definitions of phenolic word

  • noun phenolic 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 phenolic any analogous hydroxyl derivative of benzene. 1
  • adjective phenolic of, containing, or derived from phenol 0
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Origin of phenolic

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; phenol + -ic

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Parts of speech for Phenolic

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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Related words

  • 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.

  • naphthol

    either of two isomeric hydroxyl derivatives, C 1 0 H 7 OH, of naphthalene (alpha-naphthol or 1-naphthol and beta-naphthol or 2-naphthol) white or yellowish crystals, with a phenolic odor, that darken on exposure to light: used chiefly in dyes, drugs, perfumes, and insecticides.

  • phenoplast

    phenolic resin.

  • phenyl acetate

    a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , having a phenolic odor: used chiefly as a solvent.

  • pyrogallol

    a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.

  • waferboard

    a structural material made from wood wafers of controlled thickness and length bonded together with waterproof phenolic resin under extreme heat and pressure.
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