cresol

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkriːsɒl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krē′sôl, -sol)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cre•sol  (krē′sôl, -sol),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Chemistryany of three isomeric compounds having the formula C7H8O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant. Also called methyl phenol. Cf. tricresol.
  • cres- (irregularly from creosote) + -ol2 1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cresol /ˈkriːsɒl/ n
  1. 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: C6H4(CH3)OHSystematic name: methylphenol
'cresol' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
meta- - Bakelite - methylcyclohexanol - methyl phenol - tricresol - trinitrocresol

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