different between xylenol vs phlorol

English

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

xylenol (countable and uncountable, plural xylenols)

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

phloretic +? -ol

phlorol (usually uncountable, plural phlorols)

(chemistry) A phenol that is metameric with xylenol, obtained by distillation of certain salts of phloretic acid.

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