chlorophenol

[ klawr-uh-fee-nawl, -nol, klohr- ]
/ ˌklɔr əˈfi nɔl, -nɒl, ˌkloʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

any of three isomers having the formula C6H5ClO, derived from chlorine and phenol, used chiefly as intermediates in the manufacture of dyes.
any derivative of phenol of which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine atoms.
Also chlorphenol.

Origin of chlorophenol

chloro-2 + phenol

Words nearby chlorophenol

chloroma, chloromethane, chloromycetin, chloromyeloma, chloronaphthalene, chlorophenol, chlorophenol red, chlorophenothane, chlorophyll, chlorophyllase, chlorophyllous

Medical definitions for chlorophenol

chlorophenol
[ klôr′ō-fē′nôl′, -nōl′ ]

n.

One of several substitution products obtained by the action of chlorine on phenol and used as an antiseptic.