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Meaning of Phenol | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfiːnɒl

Definitions

  1. A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C₆H₅OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid
    uncountable
  2. Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)
    countable

Equivalents

العربية أسفنيك حامض الكربوليك فِينُول
Català fenol hidroxibenzè
Čeština fenol
Cymraeg ffenol
Deutsch Karbolsäure Phenol
Ελληνικά φαινόλη
Español fenol
Suomi fenoli
Français phénol
ગુજરાતી દર્શવ
Bahasa Indonesia fenol
Italiano fenolo
日本語 フェノール 石炭酸 酚
한국어 석탄산 페놀
Polski fenol
Português fenol
Русский фено́л
Tagalog penol
Türkçe fenol
Tiếng Việt phenol

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

phenol formaldehyde resin phenol red phenolamide phenolamine phenolamines phenolase

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