Main Entry: cre·sol

Pronunciation: \ˈkrē-ˌsȯl, -ˌsōl\

Function: noun

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