cresol

Definitions of cresol
  1. noun
    any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
    synonyms: methyl phenol
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    types:
    Lysol
    a clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant
    type of:
    phenol
    any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups
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