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metacresol

metacresol noun: one of the three isomeric cresols: a liquid derivative of coal tar, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Noun

metacresol (countable and uncountable, plural metacresols)

  1. One of the three isomeric cresols: a liquid derivative of coal tar, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Forms of metacresol

pluralmetacresols

Origin of metacresol

From meta- + cresol.

Questions about metacresol

What does metacresol mean?
Metacresol means one of the three isomeric cresols: a liquid derivative of coal tar, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
What part of speech is metacresol?
Metacresol is a noun.
What is the plural of metacresol?
The plural of metacresol is metacresols.

Words near metacresol in the dictionary

  1. metacraton
  2. metacratonic
  3. metacratons
  4. metacrawler
  5. metacrawlers
  6. metacresol
  7. metacresols
  8. metacrises
  9. metacrisis
  10. metacristid
  11. metacriteria

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