Benzene vs. Phenol

Benzenenoun

(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.

Benzenenoun

Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.

Benzenenoun

A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C6H6, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.

Benzenenoun

a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds

Benzene

Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each.

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).