cresol
- n any of three poisonous colorless isomeric phenols; derived from coal or wood tar; used as a disinfectant
- By treating fibers with several chemicals, including cresol, alcohol, benzol and hydrochloric acid, he converts them into a resinous plastic.
- That compound, named para-cresol sulphate, is a byproduct of action by certain bacteria in the gut.