hydroxybenzene

9.8

A toxic white chemical used to make plastics and to kill germs

noun
/ˌhaɪdrəʊksɪˈbɛnziːn/

Specialized

: hidroxiobenceno

Now suppose what you want is meta chlorophenol, hydroxybenzene, that's the one you want to make.

Examples

Hydroxybenzene is commonly used in the production of disinfectants due to its toxic properties.
In chemical laboratories, hydroxybenzene is often utilized to create antiseptics and other compounds.
Researchers studied the effects of hydroxybenzene on various pathogens in their latest experiment.

Synonyms

phenol

vshydroxybenzene

Specialized

2 8.9

A toxic white chemical used as a disinfectant and in industry

is the systematic chemical name rather than the everyday name

carbolic acid

vshydroxybenzene

Archaic

1 8.0

A toxic chemical used to kill germs and to make other chemicals, also called phenol

is the systematic chemical name rather than the traditional name

phenylic acid

vshydroxybenzene

Specialized

9.9

A white poisonous chemical used in factories and to kill germs

is the systematic chemical name rather than an emphasis on use

oxybenzene

vshydroxybenzene

Specialized

9.9

A white poisonous chemical that kills germs and helps make plastics and medicines and is harmful if swallowed

is the standard systematic name rather than the structural variant

Surface Forms

hydroxybenzene singular

hydroxybenzenes plural

Morphology

hydroxybenzene = benzene (semi-transparent) = hydroxy + benzene

The form shows 'hydroxy' added to 'benzene' making an OH-substituted benzene, but the combining form 'hydroxy' is technical and requires chemical knowledge to interpret.

Etymology

Hydroxybenzene comes from two parts: hydroxy (from Greek for 'water', used in chemistry to name an 'OH' group) and benzene (the name for a common ring-shaped chemical). So hydroxybenzene means a benzene with an hydroxy 'OH' group — this is the chemical called 'phenol', which explains why it is a small but toxic substance used in manufacturing and disinfectants.