phenol
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1. a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | acid, |
| definition | : | any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt (noun.substance) |
2. any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | organic compound, |
| definition | : | any compound of carbon and another element or a radical (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pyrogallic acid, pyrogallol, |
| definition | : | a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | creosol, |
| definition | : | a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cresol, methyl phenol, |
| definition | : | any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | naphthol, |
| definition | : | either of two phenols derived from naphthalene (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | resorcinol, |
| definition | : | a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | tannic acid, tannin, |
| definition | : | any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | thyme camphor, thymic acid, thymol, |
| definition | : | a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic (noun.substance) |
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