cresol

cre·sol

noun \ˈkrē-ˌsȯl, -ˌsōl\

Definition of CRESOL

1

: any of three poisonous colorless crystalline or liquid isomeric phenols C₇H₈O that are used as disinfectants, in making phenolic resins and plasticizers, and in organic synthesis—see metacresol, orthocresol, paracresol

2

: a mixture of cresol isomers—called also tricresol