- phenolating
- n. salt of phenol, phenoxide v. add phenol, add carbolic acid
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
phenolate — /feen l ayt /, n., v., phenolated, phenolating. n. 1. Also called phenoxide. a salt of phenol, as sodium phenolate, C6H5ONa. v.t. 2. to treat, impregnate, or disinfect with phenol; carbolize. [1880 85; PHENOL + ATE2, ATE1] * * * … Universalium