As nouns the difference between phenol and salol
is that phenol is phenol while salol is (chemistry) phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations ofalcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.
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
Anagrams
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salol
English
Noun
(-)
(chemistry) Phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations ofalcohol, which is split up in the intestines into salicylic acid and phenol, and which is used for certain medicinal purposes.
Derived terms
*salol-camphor
Anagrams
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