phenol
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Etymology
[edit]From French phène, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to clear”), as it was used for illumination, name given by Auguste Laurente in 1836.[1]
By surface analysis, pheno- + -ol.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfinəl/, /ˈfinɑl/, /fəˈnoʊl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfiːnəl/, /ˈfiːnɒl/
- Rhymes: -iːnəl
Noun
[edit]phenol (countable and uncountable, plural phenols)
- (organic chemistry, uncountable) 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
- (organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)
Synonyms
[edit]- (caustic compound derived from benzene): carbolic acid
- benzenol
- hydroxybenzene
Hyponyms
[edit]Phenol compounds
- alizarin
- alkylphenol
- amidol
- aminosalicylic acid
- anacardic acid
- anthrapurpurin
- apocynin
- aurin
- bamethan
- biclotymol
- bisoxatin
- bisphenol
- bithionol
- bromoxynil
- butylparaben
- calcein
- carbol fuchsin
- cardanol
- carvacrol
- catechin
- catechol
- cavicularin
- chavicol
- chlorophenol
- chloroxylenol
- chromotropic acid
- cichoric acid
- clofoctol
- combretastatin
- coumaric acid
- coumestrol
- creosol
- cresol
- curcumin
- curcuminoid
- desaspidin
- dichlorophen
- dichlorophenol
- diethylstilbestrol
- diferulic acid
- difluorophenol
- dihydroxyphenylglycine
- dimetofrine
- dinoseb
- dioxybenzone
- dithranol
- ellagic acid
- estradiol
- ethyl salicylate
- ethylparaben
- ethylvanillin
- etilefrine
- eugenol
- ferulic acid
- gallic acid
- gepefrine
- gingerol
- glycin
- gossypol
- guaiacol
- hematein
- hexachlorophenol
- homocapsaicin
- homogentisic acid
- homosalate
- homovanillic acid
- honokiol
- hordenine
- hydroxytyrosol
- ifenprodil
- ketazocine
- ketobemidone
- magnolol
- mequinol
- mesalazine
- methyl salicylate
- methylparaben
- metol
- monobenzone
- morphine
- mutisianthol
- naphthol
- nitrophenol
- nonylphenol
- norfenefrine
- o-cresol
- octabenzone
- octyl salicylate
- oleocanthal
- oleuropein
- orcin
- orsellinic acid
- ortho-vanillin
- oxantel
- oxybenzone
- oxyphenisatine
- paraben
- paracetamol
- paradol
- parietin
- pentachlorophenol
- phenolphthalein
- phloroglucinol
- picamar
- piceatannol
- picric acid
- polyphenol
- prenalterol
- proanthocyanidin
- probucol
- propofol
- propyl gallate
- propylparaben
- punicalagins
- pyrogallol
- ractopamine
- resorcinol
- resveratrol
- rosmarinic acid
- rosocyanine
- rubrocurcumin
- salbutamol
- salicylaldehyde
- salicylaldoxime
- salicylic acid
- sesamol
- shogaol
- styphnic acid
- sulfanylphenol
- syringol
- tannic acid
- theaflavin
- thorin
- thymol
- thyronamine
- trichlorophenol
- triclosan
- tyramine
- tyrosine
- tyrosol
- umbelliferone
- vanillin
- xamoterol
- xantocillin
- xibornol
- xylenol
- zingerone
Derived terms
[edit]- allylphenol
- aminophenol
- biophenol
- biphenol
- bisphenol A
- bromophenol
- diaminophenol
- dimethylphenol
- diphenol
- ethylphenol
- fenoldopam
- fluorophenol
- halophenol
- iodophenol
- lactophenol
- methoxyphenol
- methylenedioxyphenol
- monophenol
- orthophenylphenol
- oxyphenol
- phenolamine
- phenolase
- phenolated
- phenolether
- phenol formaldehyde resin
- phenolic
- phenolize
- phenoloxidase
- phenol oxidase
- phenol phthalein
- phenol red
- phentolamine
- pholedrine
- phytophenol
- polyhydroxyphenol
- profadol
- propenylphenol
- tetrachlorophenol
- tetraphenol
- thiophenol
- trinitrophenol
- vinylphenol
Translations
[edit]caustic compound derived from benzene
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any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring
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References
[edit]- ^ Auguste Laurent (1836) "Sur la chlorophénise et les acides chlorophénisique et chlorophénèsique," Annales de Chemie et de Physique, vol. 63, pp. 27–45, see p. 44: Je donne le nom de phène au radical fondamental des acides précédens (φαινω, j'éclaire), puisque la benzine se trouve dans le gaz de l'éclairage. (I give the name of "phène" (φαινω, I illuminate) to the fundamental radical of the preceding acid, because benzene is found in illuminating gas.)
Anagrams
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Alternative forms
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fe˧˧ non˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [fej˧˧ non˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [fej˧˧ non˧˧]
- Phonetic spelling: phê nôń
Noun
[edit]phenol
Derived terms
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