phenol

phenol is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A white or pinkish crystalline substance, C6H5OH, produced by the destructive distillation of many organic bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy oil from coal tar. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, C6H5OH, produced by the destructive distillation of many organic bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy oil from coal tar.
2. noun. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type.
3. noun. a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally

   Synonyms: hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene

4. noun. any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups

Synonyms

hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in phenol:

holpen

Common word forms

phenols, phenolize

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