PHENOLIC

I. adjective Date: circa 1872 1. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a phenol, containing or derived from a phenol, of, relating to, or being a ~, II. noun Date: 1926 a usually thermosetting resin or plastic made by condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde and used especially for molding and insulating and in coatings and adhesives, phenol 2