methyl phenol

1. 1.

   any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant

   Synonymscresol

   Broaderphenol

   NarrowerLysol

Questions about methyl phenol

What does methyl phenol mean?

methyl phenol means "any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant".

What is another word for methyl phenol?

Close synonyms include cresol. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.