Taber's Medical Dictionary
2,4-dinitrophenol
(dī-nī″trō-fē′nŏl )
C6H4N2O5; a toxic compound formerly used to make dyes, sometimes inappropriately taken as a diet pill.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "2,4-dinitrophenol." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751144/0/24_dinitrophenol.
2,4-dinitrophenol. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751144/0/24_dinitrophenol. Accessed April 21, 2026.
2,4-dinitrophenol. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751144/0/24_dinitrophenol
2,4-dinitrophenol [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751144/0/24_dinitrophenol.
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