transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfē-ˌnōl, -ˌnȯl, fi-ˈ ]
noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phen- + -ol (III)
Date: circa 1852
1. : a corrosive poisonous crystalline acidic compound C 6 H 5 OH present in the tars of coal and wood that in dilute solution is used as a disinfectant
2. : any of various acidic compounds analogous to phenol and regarded as hydroxyl derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons