an aromatic compound derived from phenol, existing in three isomeric forms: found in coal tar and creosote and used in making synthetic resins and as an antiseptic and disinfectant; hydroxytoluene. Formula: C6H4(CH3)OH
Also called: cresylic acid. Systematic name: methylphenol
Examples of 'methylphenol' in a sentence
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Chemical analysis revealed the isolation of katuranin and 5-isopropyl-3-methylphenol.
Amel Bouaziz, Seddik Khennouf, Musa Abu Zarga, Shtaywy Abdalla 2019, 'In vitro anti-oxidant, hypotensive and diuretic activities of Origanum glandulosumin rat', Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacologyhttps://www.bjp.asia/index.php/bjp/article/view/9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The ability of additives to inhibit oxidation in linseed oil decreases as follows: vanillin, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol and α-tocopherol.
Kūka Māra, Čakste Ilze, Kūka Pēteris 2018, 'Inhibition of Formation of Conjugated Dienes in Linseed Oil', Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural Scienceshttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/prolas.2018.72.issue-2/prolas-2018-0013/prolas-2018-0013.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The predominant volatile compounds in southern stinky tofu brines were indole, 3‐methylindole, phenol, and 4‐methylphenol.
Pao Li, Jing Xie, Hui Tang, Cong Shi, Yanhua Xie, Jing He, Yulun Zeng, Hongli Zhou,Bo Xia, Chunyan Zhang, Liwen Jiang 2019, 'Fingerprints of volatile flavor compounds from southern stinky tofu brine with headspacesolid‐phase microextraction/gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and chemometric methods',Food Science & Nutritionhttps://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.943. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)