PHENOL

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally

Synonyms:

carbolic acid; hydroxybenzene; oxybenzene; phenol; phenylic acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phenol" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phenol" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phenol"):

pyrogallic acid; pyrogallol (a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer)

creosol (a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote)

cresol; methyl phenol (any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant)

naphthol (either of two phenols derived from naphthalene)

resorcinol (a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos)

tannic acid; tannin (any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine)

thyme camphor; thymic acid; thymol (a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic)

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Context examples:

Coal tar is a complex mixture of organic substances, including benzene, phenols, sulfur, aniline, toluene, xylene, naphthalene, anthracene and phenanthrene.

(Coal Tar, NCI Thesaurus)

A microscopy acid fast staining method that utilizes kinyoun carbol fuchsin, a dye containing basic fuchsin in solution with ethyl alcohol and aqueous phenol.

(Kinyoun Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

Phenol is used to make plastics, nylon, epoxy, medicines, and to kill germs.

(Phenol, NCI Dictionary)

The tromethamine salt form of prodrug fosbretabulin, a water-soluble phosphate derivative of a stilbenoid phenol derived from the African bush willow (Combretum caffrum) with antineoplastic activities.

(Fosbretabulin Tromethamine, NCI Thesaurus)

A stilbenoid phenol, originally isolated from the bark of the African bush willow tree Combretum caffrum, with vascular disrupting and antineoplastic activities.

(Combretastatin, NCI Thesaurus)

The disodium salt of a water-soluble phosphate derivative of a natural stilbenoid phenol derived from the African bush willow (Combretum caffrum) with potential vascular disrupting and antineoplastic activities.

(Fosbretabulin Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Among them are known or suspected toxicants, carcinogens and respiratory irritants, including nicotine, ammonia, formaldehyde, sulfur dioxide, acrolein, hydrogen cyanide, phenol, nitrogen oxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, N-Nitrosamines and radionuclides.

(Environmental tobacco smoke, NCI Thesaurus)

Produced as an inhibitor, an antioxidant, and an intermediate in the synthesis of dyes, motor fuels, and oils; in photographic processing; and naturally in certain plant species, Hydroquinone is a phenol derivative with antioxidant properties that can cause toxicity in several organs, notably the kidney.

(Hydroquinone, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called phenol.

(Carbolic acid, NCI Dictionary)

In our bodies, 2E1 turns benzene into a chemical called phenol and chloroform into carbon dioxide and chloride ions.