English Explanatory Dictionary

metacresol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One of the three isomeric cresols: a liquid derivative of coal tar, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Word forms

metacresol metacresols

Etymology

From meta- + cresol.

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