cresyl Chem.
(ˈkrɛsɪl)
Also cressyl.
[f. cres-ol + -yl.]
The radical C7H7 of cresol. ˈcresylate, a salt of cresylic acid. creˈsylic a., of cresyl, in cresylic acid = cresol.
| 1863–72 Watts Dict. Chem. II. 107 With pentachloride of phosphorus, cresylic alcohol yields chloride of cresyl, C7H7Cl. Ibid., A mass of slender needles of cresylate of potassium or sodium. 1869 E. A. Parkes Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 360 The fumes contain carbolic and cresylic acids. |