a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
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Synonyms | carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid |
Type of | dissolver, dissolving agent, solvent, resolvent, dissolvent, acid |
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Type of | organic compound |
Has types | creosol, cresol, thymol, pyrogallol, resorcinol, tannic acid, tannin, thyme camphor, thymic acid, methyl phenol, naphthol, pyrogallic acid |
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