Alcohol vs. Phenol

Alcoholnoun

Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

Alcoholnoun

(colloquial) Ethanol.

Alcoholnoun

(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

Alcoholnoun

(obsolete) Any very fine powder.

Alcoholnoun

An impalpable powder.

Alcoholnoun

The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.

Alcoholnoun

Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit (called also ethyl alcohol or ethanol, CH3.CH2.OH); the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous fermentation.

Alcoholnoun

A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5.OH); methyl forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood spirit; amyl forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.

Alcoholnoun

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent;

Alcoholnoun

any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

Alcoholnoun

a colourless volatile flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars and is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks, and is also used as an industrial solvent and as fuel

Alcoholnoun

drink containing alcohol

Alcoholnoun

any organic compound whose molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a carbon atom

Alcohol

In chemistry, alcohol is an organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl functional group (−OH) bound to a saturated carbon atom. The term alcohol originally referred to the primary alcohol ethanol (ethyl alcohol), which is used as a drug and is the main alcohol present in alcoholic drinks.

Phenolnoun

A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid.

Phenolnoun

Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring.

Phenolnoun

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.

Phenolnoun

Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type.

Phenolnoun

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

Phenolnoun

a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally

Phenolnoun

a mildly acidic toxic white crystalline solid obtained from coal tar and used in chemical manufacture, and in dilute form (under the name carbolic) as a disinfectant.

Phenolnoun

any compound with a hydroxyl group linked directly to a benzene ring

Phenol

Phenol (also called carbolic acid) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C6H5OH. It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile. The molecule consists of a phenyl group (−C6H5) bonded to a hydroxy group (−OH).