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cresol

/ˈkɹiːsɒl/

cresol noun: any of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.

Noun

cresol (plural cresols)

  1. Any of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.
    Synonyms:
    hydroxytoluene

cresol meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Persian

cresol in Hindi

either of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene
क्रविपव kravipav

cresol in Tamil

கிரிசால் கிருமி நாசினி, கிறசோல், கிரசோல், கிண்ணவடிவான

cresol in Persian

either of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene
کرزول kerezol

Synonyms of cresol

Forms of cresol

pluralcresols

Origin of cresol

From creosote + -ol.

Words formed from cresol

Questions about cresol

What does cresol mean?
Cresol means any of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.
What is cresol in Hindi?
Cresol in Hindi is क्रविपव (kravipav). See Cresol meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cresol?
Cresol is a noun.
How do you pronounce cresol?
Cresol is pronounced /ˈkɹiːsɒl/.
What is the plural of cresol?
The plural of cresol is cresols.

Words near cresol in the dictionary

  1. crescographs
  2. crese
  3. cresegol
  4. Cresencia Village
  5. creses
  6. cresol
  7. cresolase
  8. cresolate
  9. cresolates
  10. cresolic
  11. cresolphthalein

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cresol (page history and authors); cresol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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