Aminophenol

/əˌmiːnoʊˈfiːnɔːl/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound where an amino group and a hydroxyl group (OH) are both attached to a benzene ring, used in dyes, pharmaceuticals, and photographic chemicals.

Etymology

From amino- + phenol (from phene, old name for benzene, from Greek phainein 'to show'). Synthesized in 19th-century chemistry as dye manufacturers sought new colorants.

Kelly Says

Paracetamol (acetaminophen), one of the world's most used painkillers, is actually N-acetyl-para-aminophenol—its aminophenol core lets it slip past your pain receptors and cool your fever, making it perhaps the most elegant solution to a chemical problem ever discovered.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አሚኖፈነል
ah-mee-no-feh-nel
ARالعربية
أمينوفينول
a-meen-o-feen-ool
BNবাংলা
অ্যামিনোফেনল
a-mee-no-feh-nol
CACatalà
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
CSČeština
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
DADansk
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
DEDeutsch
Aminophenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
ELΕλληνικά
αμινοφαινόλη
ah-mee-no-feh-noh-lee
ESEspañol
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
FAفارسی
آمینوفenol
a-meen-o-feh-nol
FISuomi
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
FRFrançais
aminophénol
ah-mee-no-fe-nol
GUGU
એમિનોફેનોલ
eh-mee-no-feh-nol
HAHA
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
HEעברית
אמינופנול
a-mee-no-fen-ool
HIहिन्दी
एमीनोफिनोल
a-mee-no-feen-ool
HUMagyar
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
IDBahasa Indonesia
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
IGIG
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
ITItaliano
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
JA日本語
アミノフェノール
ah-mee-no-fe-no-ru
KKKK
аминofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
KMKM
អាមីណូហ្វេណូល
ah-mee-no-feh-noh-l
KO한국어
아미노페놀
a-mi-no-pe-nol
MRMR
अमीनोफिनोल
a-mee-no-feen-ool
MSBahasa Melayu
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
MYမြန်မာ
အမိနိုဖီနိုလ်
ah-mee-no-phee-noh-l
NLNederlands
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
NONorsk
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
PAPA
ਅਮੀਨੋਫੀਨੋਲ
a-mee-no-feh-nol
PLPolski
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
PTPortuguês
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
RORomână
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
RUРусский
аминофенол
ah-mee-no-fe-nol
SVSvenska
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
SWKiswahili
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
TAதமிழ்
அமினோபேனோல்
a-mee-no-peh-nohl
TEతెలుగు
అమినోఫెనోల్
a-mee-no-feh-nol
THไทย
อะมิโนเฟโนล
a-mee-no-feh-nohl
TLTL
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
TRTürkçe
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
UKУкраїнська
амінофенол
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
URاردو
آمینو فینول
a-meen-o-feen-ool
VITiếng Việt
aminophenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
YOYO
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol
ZH中文
氨基苯酚
an-ji-fen-fen
ZUZU
aminofenol
ah-mee-no-feh-nol

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