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Noun: oxybenzene  `ók-si'ben-zeen
  1. A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
    - carbolic acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, phenylic acid, carbolic

Type of: acid, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent