phenol
noun/ˈfiːnɒl/
/ˈfiːnɔːl/
[uncountable] (chemistry)- a poisonous white chemical. When dissolved in water it is used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, usually called carbolic.Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French phénole, based on phène ‘benzene’.
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