석탄산에서 추출되는 약산성의 독성 결정체로, 주로 소독제나 수지 및 플라스틱 제조의 원료로 쓰이는 화합물.
A mildly acidic, toxic white crystalline solid derived from coal tar, primarily used as a disinfectant and in the production of resins and plastics.
예문:
"The laboratory used phenol as a powerful disinfectant to sterilize the equipment."
"Phenol is a key precursor in the industrial synthesis of many plastics."
히드록시기가 방향족 고리의 탄소 원자에 직접 결합된 구조를 가진 유기 화합물류의 총칭.
Any of a class of organic compounds characterized by a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached directly to a carbon atom that is part of an aromatic ring.
예문:
"Many naturally occurring phenols are found in plants and exhibit antioxidant properties."
"The classification of these molecules as phenols depends on the position of the hydroxyl group."