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PHENYLIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phenylic acid mean?
• PHENYLIC ACID (noun)
The noun PHENYLIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
Familiarity information: PHENYLIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
carbolic acid; hydroxybenzene; oxybenzene; phenol; phenylic acid
Hypernyms ("phenylic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)
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