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hydroxytoluene
hydroxytoluene see cresol .
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cresol
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...hydroxyl group, to form ortho -cresol, also called 2-hydroxytoluene...the compound formed is meta -cresol, 3-hydroxytoluene, or 3...the compound formed is para -cresol, 4-hydroxytoluene, or 4...impractical. The mixture of cresols obtained from coal tar is called...
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Butylated hydroxytoluene
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...hydroxytoluene Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a derivative of cresol, an aromatic organic compound in which two additional hydrogenatoms...groups. Its technical name is 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol. In its pure form BHT is a white crystalline solid with a melting...
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Fish Kills
Book article from: Pollution A to Z
...Poisoning Fish may be poisoned by a wide range of polluting substances, including pesticides, acids, ammonia, phenols, cresols, compounds of metals, detergents, or cyanides. Many of these substances are used in industrial processes or in agriculture...
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creosote
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...creosote oil ) a dark brown oil distilled from coal tar and used as a wood preservative. It contains a number of phenols, cresols, and other organic compounds. ∎ a colorless, pungent, oily liquid, containing creosol and other compounds...
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methylphenol
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
methylphenol see cresol .
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