How to Use phenol in a Sentence

phenol

noun
  • Recovery time is brutal, and after a phenol peel, your skin crusts over and peels off over the course of about 10 days.
    Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The whisky offers up notes of cold smoke overlain with medicinal notes of phenol, iodine and seaweed, along with peaty and earthy notes.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • Hassell points out that part of the reason for wine's potential to boost health has to do with the natural phenol and polyphenol compounds found in wine.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Feb. 2020
  • The phenols in Moroccan oil maintain scalp health and help to balance the pH levels, which can combat oil, explains Dr. Jaliman.
    Brittany Loggins, Health.com, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Next to Bruichladdich’s Octomores, Ardbeg has the peatiest whiskies in all of Scotland, as measured by phenol parts per million.
    Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Smoke damage is invisible, but volatile phenols in smoke can be absorbed by leaves and grape skins, then released at the time of fermentation, altering the flavor.
    Constance Casey, Slate Magazine, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Yet the list of ingredients (one version contains phenol, a potential irritant) didn’t sit well with her.
    Kari Molvar, Vogue, 7 June 2018
  • Initially, the company reported a half ton of phenol, which can burn skin and be potentially fatal, was spilled.
    Time, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Davis says that the more complex part of the barrel aging process is esterification, which is when alcohol and phenol or weak acids bond together.
    Christopher Null, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2015
  • This new Port Charlotte vintage furthers their take on the concept of terroir, and that’s despite having a significant peat level of 40 ppm (phenol parts per million).
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Researchers at university departments of enology and viticulture are at work pinning down the specifics of how the phenols are absorbed.
    Constance Casey, Slate Magazine, 18 Oct. 2017
  • While taste is subjective, there is a way to objectively measure peat in whisky, and that’s by measuring the phenol, the chemical that gives a whisky its characteristic smoky notes.
    Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2019
  • These chemicals—such as benzene, toluene, naphthalene, anthracene, and phenol—form the basis for perfumes, explosives, and medicines.
    Akshat Rathi, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2019
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, phenol is an acid in both substance and vapor form that is corrosive to the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract.
    Amy Lieu, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Deepak Mehta, chairman of Deepak Nitrite, makes his debut with a net worth of $2.05 billion thanks to a threefold rise in the company’s stock price amid rising demand for phenol, used in laminates, plywoods and paints.
    Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • There is research to suggest that compounds such as phenols and the vitamin E in oatmeal can have anti-inflammatory effects.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Dark chocolate is touted for its sky-high levels of antioxidants like phenols, natural plant compounds that have been shown to protect your heart and improve memory.
    Marygrace Taylor, Woman's Day, 24 Nov. 2014
  • The observed barrels are falling apart, and the soil and groundwater around them tests high for related contaminants toluene, chlorobenzene, phenol and heavy metals, according to DEQ documents.
    Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Now, researchers have discovered that soaking carbon nanotubes in phenol can increase their ability to disperse heat by one-sixth, allowing less nanomaterials to be used for the same job.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Nov. 2019
  • As the trial opened last week, prosecutor Andreas Brendel detailed how prisoners were killed by being given lethal injections of gasoline or phenol directly to their hearts, shot or starved.
    David Rising, The Seattle Times, 13 Nov. 2018
  • Over the years, various toxic chemicals including barium, lead, arsenic, phenol, benzene, toluene and others were detected at the sites or in groundwater.
    Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • The Russian branch of Greenpeace said tests conducted on water samples from Khalaktyrsky Beach showed petroleum levels four times higher than usual, and phenol levels were also 2.5 times higher.
    Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Initial probes showed that levels of phenol, a substance often used as antiseptic or disinfectant, were 2.5 times higher than normal, and petroleum levels 3.6 times higher.
    Mary Ilyushina, CNN, 7 Oct. 2020
  • While scientists quickly excluded volcanic activity as the cause of the marine die-off, samples taken at Khalaktyrskiy Beach found that levels of phenol, iron, oil products, phosphate ions, and mercury were several times higher than normal.
    National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Wildfire smoke carries potentially damaging volatile phenol compounds that can penetrate grape skins.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Cumene is an intermediate chemical used to produce phenol, which is a refined product used to produce everyday consumer goods and construction materials.
    Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Tests showed the soil and quarries were contaminated with hazards including cyanide, arsenic, mercury, fluorene, ammonia, phenol and other volatile organic compounds.
    Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • When chlorine is combined with phenols, which are chemicals that are both naturally-occurring in water and exist in pharmaceuticals and personal care products, the mixture produces disinfection byproducts.
    Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2020

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