What is the meaning of Phenol?

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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