Letter P

Phenol

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<B>1.</B> A poisonous corrosive compound obtained by the distillation of coal tar that, in dilute solution, is an antimicrobial agent.

Also called carbolic acid.

<B>2.</B> A generic term for any compound similar in structure to phenol (an organic compound with one or more hydroxyl groups attached to an aromatic or carbon ring).

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