/meth'euhl suy'kleuh hek"seuh nawl', -nol'/ , n. Chem.
a colorless, aromatic, viscous liquid mixture, chiefly of the ortho and para forms of CH 3 C 6 H 10 OH, derived from cresol by hydrogenation: used chiefly as a solvent for rubber, cellulose, esters, and phenols.
[ 1825-35; METHYL- + CYCLOHEXANE + -OL 1 ]