As nouns the difference between phenoxyethanol and phenol
is that phenoxyethanol is an organic compound, a glycol ether often used in dermatological products 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.
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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