nitrophenol
noun
ni·tro·phenol
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1
: a nitro derivative of phenol: such as
a
: a yellow crystalline compound O2NC6H4OH used chiefly in organic synthesis
called also ortho-nitrophenol
b
: a colorless to yellowish isomeric compound O2NC6H4OH used chiefly as an acid-base indicator, as a fungicide, and in organic synthesis
called also para-nitrophenol
2
usually nitro phenol : a nitro derivative of any of the class of phenols
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary nitr- + phenol