Definition of cresol Cresol

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What does cresol mean?

Noun Plural: cresols
cresol - any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
		methyl phenol
		phenol any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups

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cresol (Noun)
Either of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.

cresol (n.)
Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [Called also cresylic acid.]