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    OXYBENZENE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    carbolic acid; hydroxybenzene; oxybenzene; phenol; phenylic acid

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("oxybenzene" is a kind of...):

    acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

    dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

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