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cresylic acid

cresylic acid noun: cresol.

Noun

cresylic acid (uncountable)

  1. (dated) cresol

Origin of cresylic acid

From creosote.

Questions about cresylic acid

What does cresylic acid mean?
Cresylic acid means cresol.
What part of speech is cresylic acid?
Cresylic acid is a noun.

Words near cresylic acid in the dictionary

  1. Creswicks
  2. cresyl
  3. cresylate
  4. cresylates
  5. cresylic
  6. cresylic acid
  7. cresylite
  8. cresyls
  9. creta preparata
  10. Cretacean
  11. Cretaceans

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