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cresol
[ kree-sawl, -sol ]
noun
- any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
cresol
/ ˈkriːsɒl /
noun
- an aromatic compound derived from phenol, existing in three isomeric forms: found in coal tar and creosote and used in making synthetic resins and as an antiseptic and disinfectant; hydroxytoluene. Formula: C 6 H 4 (CH 3 )OH Also calledcresylic acid Systematic namemethylphenol
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Crsylite is a French explosive, and contains picric acid and nitrated cresol.
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The water in these buckets is not meant for drinking, and therefore contains a little cresol to prevent prisoners drinking it.
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The floor and the lower part of the chambers are treated with cresol; the upper part is whitewashed.
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They are arranged over cesspools 18 feet deep, disinfected every day with whitewash and cresol, and are quite odourless.
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Among the substances deserving mention under this head we have indol, skatol, cresol, and phenol.
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