dinitro–o–cresol

noun di·ni·tro–o–cre·sol
\ˌdī-ˌnī-trō-ˌō-ˈkrē-ˌsȯl, -ˌsōl\

Medical Definition of DINITRO-O-CRESOL

: a yellow crystalline compound C₇H₆N₂O₅ used especially as an insecticide and herbicide—called also DNOC

di·ni·tro–o–cre·sol also di·ni·tro–or·tho–cre·sol \-ˌȯr-thō-\

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