hydroxybenzene

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Noun hydroxybenzene has 1 sense

carbolic acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
--₁ is a kind of acid; solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent