As nouns the difference between camphor and phenol
is that camphor is a white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy while phenol is 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.
camphor
Noun
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(organic compound) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.
* 1895 , H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X
- I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odour of camphor was unmistakable. It struck me as singularly odd, that among the universal decay, this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousand years.
Derived terms
* camphorate
* camphorated
* camphoraceous
* camphor tree
phenol
Noun
(organic compound, 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.
Synonyms
* (caustic compound derived from benzene) carbolic acid
* benzenol
* hydroxybenzene
Hyponyms
* 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
* 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
* syringol
* tannic acid
* theaflavin
* thorin
* thymol
* thyronamine
* trichlorophenol
* triclosan
* tyramine
* tyrosine
* tyrosol
* umbelliferone
* vanillin
* xamoterol
* xantocillin
* xibornol
* xylenol
* zingerone
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