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phenoxyethanol

phenoxyethanol noun: an organic compound, a glycol ether often used in dermatological products.

Noun

phenoxyethanol (countable and uncountable, plural phenoxyethanols)

  1. An organic compound, a glycol ether often used in dermatological products.

Forms of phenoxyethanol

pluralphenoxyethanols

Origin of phenoxyethanol

From phenoxy + ethanol.

Questions about phenoxyethanol

What does phenoxyethanol mean?
Phenoxyethanol means an organic compound, a glycol ether often used in dermatological products.
What part of speech is phenoxyethanol?
Phenoxyethanol is a noun.
What is the plural of phenoxyethanol?
The plural of phenoxyethanol is phenoxyethanols.

Words near phenoxyethanol in the dictionary

  1. phenoxyacids
  2. phenoxyalkanoic
  3. phenoxybenzamine
  4. phenoxybenzyl
  5. phenoxybenzyls
  6. phenoxyethanol
  7. phenoxyethanols
  8. phenoxyl
  9. phenoxyls
  10. phenoxymethyl penicillin
  11. phenoxymethylpenicillin

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