m-cresol catabolic process biological_process m-cresol breakdown meta-cresol catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of m-cresol (3-hydroxytoluene), the meta-isoform of cresol. m-cresol catabolism 3-hydroxytoluene catabolism m-cresol degradation UM-BBD_pathwayID:mcr MetaCyc:M-CRESOL-DEGRADATION-PWY meta-cresol catabolism 3-hydroxytoluene catabolic process GO:0042213 cresol catabolic process