Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun phenol

2 senses of phenol

Sense 1
phenol -- (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)
       => organic compound -- (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Sense 2
carbolic acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid -- (a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally)
       => acid -- (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
       => solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent -- (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution")