Cresol

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cresol \Cre"sol\ (kr[=e]"s[=o]l), n. [From {Creosote}.] (Chem.)
     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.
  


     Note: [Called also {cresylic acid}.]
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cresol
       n : any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived
           from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant [syn: {methyl
           phenol}]