Bible Dictionaries
Cresol

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Any one of three metameric substances, CH3.C6H4.OH, homologous with and resembling phenol. They are obtained from coal tar and wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or solids. [Called also cresylic acid.]

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cresol'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cresol.html. 1828.