phenol
/ˈfiːnɒl/US/ˈfiˌnɔl/
phenol noun: a caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C₆H₅OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid.
Noun
phenol (countable and uncountable, plural phenols)
- A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C₆H₅OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid
- Synonyms:
- carbolic acid
- Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)
phenol meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Tagalog
phenol in Hindi
- caustic compound derived from benzene
- दर्शव darśav
- any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring
- दर्शव darśav
phenol in Tamil
- கார்பாலிக் அமிலம், பீனால், பினோல், ஃபீனால்
phenol in Gujarati
- caustic compound derived from benzene
- દર્શવ darśav
phenol in Tagalog
- caustic compound derived from benzene
- penol
More languagesFewer languages
- phenol in Arabic
- فِينُول fīnūl, أَسْفَنِيك ʔasfanīk
- phenol in Persian
- فنول fenol
- phenol in Vietnamese
- phenol
Examples of phenol in a sentence
- If phenols and polyphenols are to be removed, a semiacid anion exchanger is more appropriate.
- Hypnotoxin is a chemical combination of phenols and proteins.
- The germinal matrix in this area is then eradicated either by surgical or chemical matrixectomy using phenol or NaOH.
Synonyms of phenol
Forms of phenol
| plural | phenols |
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Origin of phenol
From French phène, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to clear”), as it was used for illumination, name given by Auguste Laurente in 1836. By surface analysis, pheno- + -ol.
Words formed from phenol
- allylphenol
- aminophenol
- benzeneazophenol
- biophenol
- biphenol
- bisphenol A
- bisphenol S
- bromophenol
- diaminophenol
- dimethylphenol
- diphenol
- ethylphenol
- fenoldopam
- fluorophenol
- halophenol
- iodophenol
- lactophenol
- methoxyphenol
- methylenedioxyphenol
- monophenol
- orthophenylphenol
- oxyphenol
- phenolamine
- phenolase
- phenolated
- phenolether
- phenol formaldehyde resin
- phenolic
- phenolize
- phenoloxidase
- phenol oxidase
- phenol phthalein
- phenol red
- phentolamine
- pholedrine
- phytophenol
- polyhydroxyphenol
- profadol
- propenylphenol
- tetrachlorophenol
- tetraphenol
- thiophenol
- trinitrophenol
- vinylphenol
Phrases with phenol
Questions about phenol
- What does phenol mean?
- Phenol means a caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C₆H₅OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid.
- What is phenol in Hindi?
- Phenol in Hindi is दर्शव (darśav). See Phenol meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is phenol?
- Phenol is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phenol?
- Phenol is pronounced /ˈfiːnɒl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of phenol?
- The plural of phenol is phenols.
Words near phenol in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: phenol (page history and authors); phenol (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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