cresol

See also: crésol

English

Etymology

From creosote +‎ -ol, from Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “flesh”) + σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “preserver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːsɒl/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

Noun

cresol (plural cresols)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.

Synonyms

• hydroxytoluene

Derived terms

• bromocresol
• cresolic
• dicresol
• metacresol
• orthocresol
• paracresol
• tricresol

Translations

either of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene

• Finnish: kresoli
• Hindi: क्रविपव (kravipav)
• Persian: کرزول (kerezol)
• Spanish: cresol m

Anagrams

• Cloers, Clores, Corles, ceorls, closer, escrol, sclero-

Catalan

Noun

cresol m (plural cresols)

1. (Valencia) Alternative form of gresol (“crucible”)

Romanian

Noun

cresol m (plural cresoli)

1. Obsolete form of crezol.

Declension

Declension of cresol

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cresol	cresolul	(niște) cresoli	cresolii
genitive/dative	(unui) cresol	cresolului	(unor) cresoli	cresolilor
vocative	cresolule		cresolilor

References

• cresol in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Noun

cresol m (plural cresoles)

1. (organic chemistry) cresol