hydroxybenzene

H4Y4D2R1O1X8Y4B3E1N1Z10E1N1E1

noun

phenol

Similar
carbolic acidphenoloxybenzenephenylic acid
OriginEnglish benzene ← German Benzin ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
Scrabble 42
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Meanings

nounhydroxybenzene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryphenol

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally

Similar
carbolic acidphenoloxybenzenephenylic acid
Broader
acidsolventdissolventdissolver
Also see
carbolic acidoxybenzenephenol

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  2. Frenchhydro-
  3. Frenchhydrogène
  4. Englishhydrogen
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchoxygène
  12. Englishoxygen
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. Englishhydroxyl
  15. Englishhydroxy-
  16. GermanBenzoe
  17. GermanBenzin
  18. Englishbenzine
  19. Englishbenzene
  20. Englishhydroxybenzene

From hydroxy- + benzene.

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APA

hydroxybenzene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxybenzene

MLA

“hydroxybenzene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxybenzene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroxybenzene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxybenzene.

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