cresol
noun
cre·sol ˈkrē-ˌsȯl 
-ˌsōl
: any of three poisonous colorless crystalline or liquid isomeric phenols C7H8O
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The constantly present base notes are the short-chain straight and branched acids, cresol and other phenolics, and skatole. 
Harold Mcgee, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020
Harold Mcgee, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020 Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from creosote
First Known Use
circa 1869, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cresol
noun
cre·sol ˈkrē-ˌsȯl, -ˌsōl
1
: any of three poisonous colorless crystalline or liquid isomeric phenols C7H8O that are used as disinfectants, in making phenolic resins and plasticizers, and in organic synthesis see metacresol, orthocresol, paracresol
2
: a mixture of cresol isomers
called also tricresol
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