obsolete cresol metabolic process https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/28523 https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/30524 true hydroxytoluene metabolism OBSOLETE. The chemical reactions and pathways involving cresol, a mixture of the aromatic alcohol isoforms o-, p-, and m-cresol, which is obtained from coal tar or petroleum. The isomers are used as disinfectants, textile scouring agents, surfactants and as intermediates in the manufacture of salicylaldehyde, coumarin, and herbicides as well as being a major component of creosote. This term was obsoleted because it is an unnecessary grouping term. GO:0042212 hydroxytoluene metabolic process cresol metabolism biological_process