Discussion As the three cresols gave practically identical value^,^^^'* it was hoped that if the bactericidal activity were sufficiently enhanced, a variation would appear. The normal butylphenolsg did not show such a variation, having an average value of fifty for each isomer on one series of determinations and a value of fifty-two on a second series. 1 It appears then that in the case of certain alkyl phenols (monohydroxybenzene derivatives) the relative ...
