Definitions

1. noun

a colourless or yellowish liquid used as a disinfectant and in the manufacture of perfumes, drugs, and other chemicals

“The lab used cresol to disinfect their equipment after the outbreak.”

2. chemistry

any of a series of monohydric phenols having the general formula C6H4OH

“The chemist studied the properties of cresol in her research.”

3. verb

to treat or clean with cresol

“The hospital staff cresoled the operating room after the surgery.”