phenylic acid

Noun phenylic acid has 1 sense

• phenylic acid(n = noun.substance) carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenol - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally;
is a kind of acid, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent