PHEN has various meanings in the Medicine category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of PHEN in Medicine.
Phenol is a major commodity chemical intermediate produced from cumene. Phenol is used to produce phenolic resins for wood binding and bisphenol-A for polycarbonate resins. Other engineering applications include the production of caprolactam and adipic acid, which are nylon intermediates. It can also be used directly in some medical and water treatment applications, e.g. anesthetic, disinfectant, exfoliate in cosmetic surgery, acetyl salicylic acid and slimicide.
MedicinePhentermine, a contraction of "phenyl-tertiary-butylamine", is a psychostimulant drug of the phenethylamine class, with pharmacology similar to amphetamine. It is used medically as an appetite suppressant.
MedicineLast updated: