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Webster 1913 Edition

(krē′sōl)

Noun.

[From

(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.

[Called also

cresylic acid

See also: cresol

crésol m ‎(plural crésols)