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phenolic

a. (context organic chemistry English) Of, relating to, or derived from a phenol. n. 1 (context organic chemistry English) A phenol compound. 2 Any thermosetting resin manufactured from phenols and aldehydes. 3 Any of a large group of pigments and flavouring agents, especially those found in grapes and wine.

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phenolic

n. a thermosetting resin [syn: phenolic resin, phenoplast]

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Phenolic

Phenolic is an adjective and a substantive (noun) that may apply to :

  • Phenol (or carbolic acid), a colorless crystalline solid and aromatic compound
  • Phenols, a class of chemical compounds that include phenol
  • Phenolic paper, a type of cardboard used for printed circuit boards
  • Phenolic resin, a type of synthetic polymer
  • Phenolic taint, a wine fault due to 4-vinylphenol formation by Brettanomyces bruxellensis
  • Polyphenols, non-polymeric phytochemical compounds containing multiple phenol substructures

Usage examples of "phenolic".

There was a slight odor of phenolic disinfectant, a smell that reminded Marissa of the autopsy room at her medical school.

When they had returned to the room with chalky walls, they were drenched by a shower of phenolic disinfectant.

There was a resounding mechanical click and the heavy door swung open, Marissa caught a whiff of the familiar phenolic disinfectant.

Instantly an alarm sounded, and a sudden shower of phenolic disinfectant drenched the whole lab, sending up clouds of mist and reducing the visibility to zero.

There was no mention of the maximum containment lab, but it was repeated that a technician had been treated at Emory University Hospital after inhaling phenolic disinfectant and then released.

Going back into the bedroom, Marissa breathed a sigh of relief, only to be startled by a strong odor of phenolic disinfectant.

Instead of the pungent hospital smell of phenolic disinfectant, Ford thought he could smell lavender.

Thus, in experimental animals the phenolic hydroxyl group of morphine has been shown to be susceptible to methylation both in vivo and in vitro, with the resultant formation of codeine.

The off-red phenolic plastic and heavy hilt, the top half covered with a lamination of black rubber, identified the knife as a bayonet.

The rigid, brittle-looking board, layers of fabric trapped in green phenolic resin, was everywhere on the bridge, a common currency of landfills-.

Beauvoir said, tossing a dull gray bar of phenolic resin to the carpet.

Her hair was cornrowed between neat furrows of shiny brown skin, with antique resistors woven in at random intervals, little cylinders of brown phenolic resin ringed with color-coded bands of paint.