Cresols
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of cresol: any of three toxic colourless isomeric phenol compounds derived from coal tar or wood tar and used as disinfectants.
“Industrial cresols were once widely used as disinfectants before safer alternatives emerged.”
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A rare chemical plural, the CRES- root with -OLS ending follows phenol naming conventions
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Seven common letters, CRESOLS is an unusual seven-tile play worth memorising
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