Definition of Phenol
Phe´nol
n.
1.
(Chem.)
A
white
or
pinkish
crystalline
substance
,
C6H5OH
,
produced
by
the
destructive
distillation
of
many
organic
bodies
,
as
wood
,
coal
,
etc
.,
and
obtained
from
the
heavy
oil
from
coal
tar
.
2.
Any
one
of
the
series
of
hydroxyl
derivatives
of
which
phenol
proper
is
the
type
.
Glacial phenol
(Chem.)
pure
crystallized
phenol
or
carbolic
acid
.
Phenol acid
(Chem.)
any
one
of
a
series
of
compounds
which
are
at
once
derivatives
of
both
phenol
and
some
member
of
the
fatty
acid
series
;
thus
,
salicylic
acid
is
a
phenol acid
.
Phenol alcohol
(Chem.)
any
one
of
series
of
derivatives
of
phenol
and
carbinol
which
have
the
properties
of
both
combined
;
thus
,
saligenin
is
a
phenol alcohol
.
Phenol aldehyde
(Chem.)
any
one
of
a
series
of
compounds
having
both
phenol
and
aldehyde
properties
.
Phenol phthalein
See
under
Phthalein
.
Related Words
cresol
,
methyl
phenol
,
naphthol
,
organic
compound
,
pyrogallic
acid
,
pyrogallol
,
resorcinol
,
tannic
acid
,
tannin
,
thyme
camphor
,
thymic
acid
,
thymol
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