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/ˈfiːnɒl/ · noun
(organic chemistry, uncountable) 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.
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Phenol means (organic chemistry, uncountable) 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.
Common synonyms include carbolic acid, benzenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use phenol where its definition matches the intended context.
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