[nahy-truh-fee-nawl, -nol] 
| 1. | any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group. |
| 2. | any of three water-soluble, crystalline isomers of such a derivative, having the formula C6H5NO3, occurring in yellow (ortho-nitrophenol), pale-yellow (meta-nitrophenol), and yellowish (para-nitrophenol) solids, used chiefly as intermediates in organic synthesis and as indicators. |
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