xylenol
noun
xy·le·nol
ˈzī-lə-ˌnȯl
-ˌnōl
: any of six crystalline isomeric phenols C8H10O or a mixture of them derived from the xylenes, found in coal tar, and used chiefly as disinfectants and in making phenolic resins compare chloroxylenol
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