cresol

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cre·sol | \ ˈkrē-ˌsȯl

, -ˌsōl \

Definition of cresol

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

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Recent Examples on the Web The constantly present base notes are the short-chain straight and branched acids, cresol and other phenolics, and skatole. — Harold Mcgee, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020

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cresol

noun

cre·sol | \ ˈkrē-ˌsȯl, -ˌsōl

Medical 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