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p-Cresol

P-Cresol has a phenolic odor and is slightly soluble in water.

Chemical Formula: C7H8O1
Layman's explanation: P-cresol is a crystal at room temperature. When in the liquid phase, it is a combustible liquid and vapor and may be fatal by inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact. It will produce acrid smoke if heated to decomposition. P-cresol is incompatible with acids, bases, and oxidizing agents. Applications of the compound include being an additive to: disinfectants, paintbrush cleaners, herbicides, perfumes, explosives, resins, photographic developers, and metal cleaners.
Keywords: flammable, disinfectant
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