crest
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Thus phenol is the lower homologue of the cresols.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael
The cresols form an oily liquid largely used for disinfecting purposes under the designation of “liquid carbolic acid,” or “cresylic acid.”
From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael
The three isomeric cresols are found in the tar obtained in the destructive distillation of coal, beech-wood and pine.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
The cresols are also extensively used for making soaps named carbolic.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
The cresols, creolin, lysol, and other solutions of the cresols are more germicidal than carbolic acid, and are sometimes used for the same purposes.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
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