Chlorocresol

/ˌklɔːroʊˈkrɛsɔːl/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound made from cresol (a phenolic compound) with chlorine atoms attached, used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.

Etymology

From chloro- + cresol (from Greek kreasis, mixture, referring to its presence in coal tar). Cresol itself is a methyl-substituted phenol.

Kelly Says

Chlorocresol is one of those old-school antiseptics your great-grandparents might have used to clean wounds—it's less famous than bleach but actually more selective, killing germs without being as harsh on skin!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሎሮክሬሶል
klor-o-krezol
ARالعربية
كلوروكريسول
khlōrū-khrī-sūl
BNবাংলা
ক্লোরোক্রেসোল
klor-o-krezol
CACatalà
clorocresola
klo-ro-krez-o-la
CSČeština
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
DADansk
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
DEDeutsch
Chlorocresol
klor-o-kresol
ELΕλληνικά
χλωροκρεζόλη
hloo-ro-krezol-i
ESEspañol
clorocrésol
klo-roh-kray-sol
FAفارسی
کلروکرسول
khlor-o-krezol
FISuomi
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
FRFrançais
chlorocrésol
klor-o-krezol
GUGU
ક્લોરોક્રેસોલ
klor-o-krezol
HAHA
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
HEעברית
クロロק Reese
klor-o-krezol
HIहिन्दी
क्लोरोक्रेज़ोल
klor-o-krezol
HUMagyar
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
IDBahasa Indonesia
klorokresol
klor-o-krezol
IGIG
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
ITItaliano
clorocresolo
klo-ro-krez-o-lo
JA日本語
クロロクレゾール
Kuro-kure-zō-ru
KKKK
хлорокрезол
khlorokrezol
KMKM
ច្លូរូក្រេសូល
chlo-roo-krezol
KO한국어
クロ로크레솔
keuro-reo-keu-re-sol
MRMR
क्लोरोक्रेशोल
klor-o-krezol
MSBahasa Melayu
klorokresol
klor-o-krezol
MYမြန်မာ
ချလိုရိုကရီစိုလ်
khlor-o-krezol
NLNederlands
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
NONorsk
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
PAPA
ਖਲੋਰੋਕ੍ਰੇਸੋਲ
khlor-o-krezol
PLPolski
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
PTPortuguês
clorocrésol
klo-roh-krezol
RORomână
clorocresol
klo-ro-krezol
RUРусский
хлорокрезол
khlorokrezol
SVSvenska
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
SWKiswahili
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
TAதமிழ்
குளோரோகிரெசால்
kloo-ro-kire-saal
TEతెలుగు
クロరోక్రెసోల్
klor-o-krezol
THไทย
คลอโรเครซॉल
khlɔː-ro-kʰrɛː-sɔː
TLTL
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
TRTürkçe
klorokrezol
klor-o-krezol
UKУкраїнська
хлорокрезол
khlorokrezol
URاردو
کلوروکرسول
khlor-o-krezol
VITiếng Việt
chlorocresol
klo-roh-krezol
YOYO
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol
ZH中文
氯克resol
lǜ kè rē sōl
ZUZU
chlorocresol
klor-o-krezol

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