phenolic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /fəˈnoʊlɪk/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /fɪˈnɒlɪk/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /fɪˈnɒlɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /fɪˈnɑlɪk/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /fəˈnoʊlɪk/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phenol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phenolic From phenol + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, relating to, or derived from a phenol.
“Eggplant is highly nutritious, but it can be bitter due to its phenolic compounds.”
2022, Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry, Penguin (2023), page 338:
Deriveds
biphenolic · nonphenolic · mycophenolic · monophenolic · biophenolic
Translations (7)
ro fenolic (organic chemistry: of, relating to, or derived from a phenol) · es fenólico (organic chemistry: of, relating to, or derived from a phenol) · ca fenòlic (organic chemistry: of, relating to, or derived from a phenol) · cy ffenolig (organic chemistry: of, relating to, or derived from a phenol) · it fenolico (organic chemistry: of, relating to, or derived from a phenol) · fr phénolique (organic chemistry: of, relating to, or derived from a phenol) · pt fenólico (organic chemistry: of, relating to, or derived from a phenol)