Sinhala Dictionary definitions for phenol
phenol 🔊 /fiˈnɑl or fɛˈnʌl/
phenol : පීනොල්
phenol : පීනෝල්
phenol : ඇරෝමැටික හයිඩොකාබනයක ව්යත්පන්නය
phenol definition
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.
- Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type.