Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
bisphenol

bisphenol

3 8.9
A chemical used to make some plastics and coatings that may affect health
  • noun
  • /bɪsˈfiːnɒl/
  • Specialized
: bisfenol
  • More specifically, the standard liquid bisphenol A epoxy with polyamine hardener has proven to be very durable in wastewater tanks.
  • bisphenol A

That or plastics that may have BPA or Bisphenol A in them.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • In addition, we were not able to adjust for other correlated exposures, such as bisphenol A, in the current study.

    Academic text (2015)

  • States also introduced legislation prohibiting the manufacturing of children's products containing Bisphenol-A. Bills were introduced to improve indoor air quality inside schools and daycare facilities.

    Academic text (2009)

  • It's... it's bisphenol A and you do not want it.

    The Back-Up Plan (2010)

  • Oh, so now Bisphenol A is a household word.

  • In this study, less than 60% of the bisphenol values were below the LOD.

    Academic text (2018)

  • That or plastics that may have BPA or Bisphenol A in them.

    Andrew Huberman

  • Estimated bisphenol intake from canned foods in Korea.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Estimated daily intake of bisphenols from canned foods

    Academic text (2018)

  • Legislation curbing the use of bisphenols has been enacted in many countries.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Many consumer products, including plastics, are made with bisphenol A, which raises health concerns.

Surface Forms

bisphenol singular
bisphenols plural

Morphology

bisphenol = phenol + bis (semi-transparent) = bis + phenol + bis

The structure bis- + phenol is a regular chemical formation, but both elements are technical terms and the prefix 'bis' is specialized, so the meaning is not fully transparent to general learners.

Etymology

Bisphenol comes from bis- meaning 'two', as in bicycle, and phenol meaning 'a chemical part'. So bisphenol is a chemical made of two phenol parts, which is why it is used to make plastics and why people often worry about it in bottles and food containers.