nitrophenol

noun

ni·​tro·​phenol

"+

1

: a nitro derivative of phenol: such as

a

: a yellow crystalline compound O₂NC₆H₄OH used chiefly in organic synthesis

called also ortho-nitrophenol

b

: a colorless to yellowish isomeric compound O₂NC₆H₄OH used chiefly as an acid-base indicator, as a fungicide, and in organic synthesis

called also para-nitrophenol

2

usually nitro phenol : a nitro derivative of any of the class of phenols

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary nitr- + phenol

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