phenoloidn.adj.
/ˈfiːnəlɔɪd/, /ˈfɛnəlɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈfinəˌlɔɪd/, /ˈfɛnəˌlɔɪd/ Chemistry. Now rare.
A. n.
Any of various substances resembling or containing phenol or phenols; spec. = phenoloid oil n. at sense B..
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > distilled or refined mineral oils
oil of amber1559
neftec1575
light oil1761
white oil1763
white spirit1832
eupione1838
gas oil1839
heavy oil1849
petroleum ether1851
asboline1863
hydrocarbon oil1864
solar oil1864
mineral spirits1875
blown oil1887
phenoloid1900
1900 Lancet 20 Jan. 159/1 Without giving in detail the certificates of analysis of the remaining four samples, the phenoloids or tar acids as certified were respectively—28·7 per cent., 24·6 per cent., 23·0 per cent., and 13·7 per cent.
1907 V. B. Lewes Liquid & Gaseous Fuels 99 The oil obtained from blast furnaces is also sometimes used locally for fuel purposes under the name of ‘Phenoloid’, or blast furnace oil.
1920 J. M. Fortescue-Brickdale Text Bk. Pharmacol. ix. 74 Phenoloids are bodies having similar properties [to cresols], and are obtained from the distillation of coke. Cyllin, izal, and kerol are mainly composed of phenoloids.
1929 Encycl. Brit. VI. 669/1 Blast-furnace creosote, sometimes known also as ‘phenoloid’ resembles vertical-retort tar.
1998 Trends Analyt. Chem. 17 373/2 The separation of ecdysteroids from abundant phenoloids (e.g. flavonoids) may be performed effectively using a polyamide stationary phase.
B. adj.
Of the nature of, containing, or resembling phenol or a phenol. phenoloid oil n. a form of creosote obtained from the distillation of coal, esp. as a by-product from blast-furnace gases.
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the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > hydrocarbons > [adjective] > benzene derivatives > phenols
phenolic1872
phenoloid1903
1903 S. Rideal Disinfection & Preservation Food viii. 215 The mixture..contains 20 to 35 per cent. of phenoloid bodies soluble in caustic soda.
1913 V. B. Lewes Oil Fuel 129 Another variety of oil is obtained from blast furnaces, and is known as blast furnace oil, or ‘phenoloid oil’.
1929 Encycl. Brit. VI. 668/2 The mixture of phenol and phenoloid substances derived..from coal, wood, blast furnace, and other tars.
1998 D. Upton Archit. in U.S. iv. 179 In 1933 the exterior was sheathed with a patent covering called phenoloid board.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1900