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3 unusual facts about Phenolic


Phenolic

Phenolic paper, a type of cardboard used for printed circuit boards

Phenols, a class of chemical compounds that include phenol

Phenol (or carbolic acid), a colorless crystalline solid and aromatic compound


Habenariol

Habenariol is a phenolic compound found in the semi aquatic orchid Habenaria repens.

Humus

Decomposition of dead plant material causes complex organic compounds to be slowly oxidized (lignin-like humus) or to break down into simpler forms (sugars and amino sugars, aliphatic, and phenolic organic acids), which are further transformed into microbial biomass (microbial humus) or are reorganized, and further oxidized, into humic assemblages (fulvic and humic acids), which bind to clay minerals and metal hydroxides.

Martin X-23 PRIME

The structure was completely covered with a Martin-developed ablative heat shield 20 to 70 mm (¾ to 2¾ inches) thick, and the nose cap was constructed of carbon phenolic material.

Pachyphyllone

Pachyphyllone is a phenolic compound found in the antitumorigenic herb Mountain desert sage (Salvia pachyphylla).

Persicaria amplexicaulis

Methyl caffeate, ethyl caffeate and other phenolic compounds can be found in Polygonum amplexicaule var. sinense (Chinese name: Xuesanqi), a widely distributed medicinal plant in China.

Phylloflavan

Phylloflavan is a phenolic compound found in the New Zealand Podocarpaceae Phyllocladus alpinus.

Piceatannol

Piceatannol and its glucoside, astringin, are phenolic compounds found in mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal roots of Norway spruces (Picea abies).

Stool guaiac test

The term guaiac denotes the name of the paper surface used in the test which has a phenolic compound, alpha-guaiaconic acid, that is extracted from the wood resin of Guaiacum trees.


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