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phenol

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006607

A very poisonous chemical substance made from tar and also found in some plants and essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants). Phenol is used to make plastics, nylon, epoxy, medicines, and to kill germs. Also called carbolic acid.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006607
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymscarbolic acid
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A very poisonous chemical substance made from tar and also found in some plants and essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants). Phenol is used to make plastics, nylon, epoxy, medicines, and to kill germs. Also called carbolic acid.",
  "synonyms": [
    "carbolic acid"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/phenol/"
}

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