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cresol

Main Entry:: cre·sol
Pronunciation:: \ˈkrē-ˌsȯl, -ˌsōl\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from creosote
Date:: circa 1869

: any of three poisonous colorless crystalline or liquid isomeric phenols C₇H₈O

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