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ANTI-INFECTIVES: PHENOLS + OXIDIZING AGENTS

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Substitution with alkyl, aryl, and halogen, especially in the ____ position, increases bactericidal activity of phenols

Back (Answer)

Para

#2
Front (Question)

Alkylated phenols and resorcinols are less toxic than the parent compounds while retaining bactericidal properties. True or False

Back (Answer)

True

#3
Front (Question)

SYNONYMS Methyl phenol

Back (Answer)

Cresol

#4
Front (Question)

The standard to which most germicides are compared

Back (Answer)

Phenol, USP

#5
Front (Question)

Phenol is a colorless to ____ crystalline (solid) material with characteristic “____ odor.”

Back (Answer)

Pale pink, medicinal

#6
Front (Question)

____ is added to make phenol milder. Phenol is a protoplasmic poison.

Back (Answer)

Glycerol

#7
Front (Question)

This is used to cauterize small wounds.

Back (Answer)

Phenol-glycerin

#8
Front (Question)

Phenolated Calamine Lotion is used as ____.

Back (Answer)

Anti-pruritic

#9
Front (Question)

Phenol with 10% water that is used as pharmaceutical aid

Back (Answer)

Liquefied Phenol

#10
Front (Question)

Phenol coefficient of p-chlorophenol

Back (Answer)

4

#11
Front (Question)

This is used in combination with camphor in liquid petrolatum.

Back (Answer)

p-chlorophenol

#12
Front (Question)

Used externally as antiseptic and anti-irritant

Back (Answer)

p-chlorophenol

#13
Front (Question)

Available as shampoo which is used for the treatment of fungal infection

Back (Answer)

p-chloro-m-xylenol PC-MX, Metasep

#14
Front (Question)

A bisphenolic, more potent than monophenolic, easily absorbed onto skin and even sebaceous glands

Back (Answer)

Hexachlorophene Gamophen

#15
Front (Question)

Phenol coefficient of cresol

Back (Answer)

2.5

#16
Front (Question)

Yellow to brownish-yellow liquid that has a characteristic creosote odor

Back (Answer)

Cresol

#17
Front (Question)

Cresol is used as an ____ and ____.

Back (Answer)

Antiseptic, Disinfectant

#18
Front (Question)

Cresol is obtained from ____.

Back (Answer)

Coal Tar or Petroleum

#19
Front (Question)

A colorless crystal and used as preservative

Back (Answer)

Chlorocresol (4-chloro-3-methyl-phenol)

#20
Front (Question)

Antifungal for the treatment of Tinea capitis, Tinea corpus

Back (Answer)

Thymol (isopropyl m-cresol)

#21
Front (Question)

SYNONYMS Chlorocresol

Back (Answer)

4-chloro-3-methyl-phenol

#22
Front (Question)

SYNONYMS Thymol

Back (Answer)

isopropyl m-cresol

#23
Front (Question)

SYNONYMS Eugenol

Back (Answer)

4-allyl-2-methylphenol

#24
Front (Question)

SYNONYMS Resorcinol

Back (Answer)

m-dihydroxybenzene, resorcin