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Noun: cresol  'kree,sówl
  1. Any of three poisonous colourless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
    - methyl phenol

Derived forms: cresols

Type of: phenol

Encyclopedia: Cresol, -o