A chemical compound made from cresol (a phenolic compound) with chlorine atoms attached, used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.
From chloro- + cresol (from Greek kreasis, mixture, referring to its presence in coal tar). Cresol itself is a methyl-substituted phenol.
Chlorocresol is one of those old-school antiseptics your great-grandparents might have used to clean wounds—it's less famous than bleach but actually more selective, killing germs without being as harsh on skin!
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