1. a salt or ester of phenol
Usage: chemistry

1. to treat or combine with phenol
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The sodium phenolate was prepared in the laboratory.
• Metal phenolates are used as catalysts in polymer synthesis.
• The researcher decided to phenolate the compound to increase its solubility.
• Phenolate ions are formed when phenol loses a proton.
• The reaction produced a stable phenolate complex.