Noun: hydroxybenzene hI,drók-si'ben,zeen
- A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
"hydroxybenzene was used as an early antiseptic in surgery";
- carbolic acid, phenol, oxybenzene, phenylic acid, carbolic
Type of: acid, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent
Encyclopedia: Hydroxybenzene