different between xylenol vs phenol

English

Etymology

Blend of xylene +? phenol, the names of two similar compounds.

Noun

xylenol (countable and uncountable, plural xylenols)

1. (organic chemistry) An arene compound with two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group.

Synonyms

• dimethylphenol

English

Etymology

From French phène, from Ancient Greek ????? (phaín?, “to clear”), as it was used for illumination, name given by Auguste Laurente in 1836.

Synchronically analyzable as pheno- +? -ol

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fin?l/, /?fin?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fi?n?l/, /?fi?n?l/

Noun

phenol (countable and uncountable, plural phenols)

1. (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
2. (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

• (caustic compound derived from benzene): carbolic acid
• benzenol
• hydroxybenzene

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Anagrams

• holpen