Definitions for cresol

cresol cre·sol

Spelling: [kree-sawl, -sol]
IPA: /ˈkri sɔl, -sɒl/

Cresol is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in cresol (celors).

Definitions for cresol

noun

  1. any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.

Origin of cresol

1860-65; cres- (irregular from creosote) + -ol2

Examples for cresol

Compound solution of cresol is an excellent remedy at this stage.

Among the substances deserving mention under this head we have indol, skatol, cresol, and phenol.

So instead of phenol, other coal tar products such as cresol, naphthol or benzene itself may be used.

cresol soap and water make a good disinfectant for incubators.

They are arranged over cesspools 18 feet deep, disinfected every day with whitewash and cresol, and are quite odourless.

The floor and the lower part of the chambers are treated with cresol; the upper part is whitewashed.

For this purpose a 0.5 per cent solution of the compound solution of cresol or of Lugol's solution has been found satisfactory.

Lysol is a compound of cresol and linseed-oil soap, and is much less toxic than carbolic acid.

Word Value for cresol
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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