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phenol
 
Noun phenol has 2 senses
  1. phenol - any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups
    --1 is a kind of     organic compound
    --1 has particulars:
     pyrogallol, pyrogallic acid; cresol, methyl phenol; naphthol; resorcinol; tannin, tannic acid; thymol, thyme camphor, thymic acid
  2. carbolic acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
    --2 is a kind of acid; solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
phenix phenner phennominum pheno-safranine pheno phenobarbital phenobarbitone phenoex phenol phenol resin phenolic phenolic plastic phenolic resin phenolic urea phenology phenoloxidase phenolphthalein

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