Phenolic utomoni, kapena phenol-formaldehyde utomoni, ndi kupanga polima wopangidwa mwa polymerization wa phenol ndi formaldehyde. Ndizinthu zopangira thermosetting zomwe zimadziwika ndi mphamvu zake zapamwamba, zolimba, komanso kukana kutentha ndi mankhwala. Zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pomatira, zokutira, ndi zida zophatikizika, utomoni wa phenolic ndi wamtengo wapatali chifukwa cha makina ake abwino kwambiri komanso kuchepa pang'ono pakuchiritsa. Kuchiritsa kumaphatikizapo kutentha ndi/kapena zoyambitsa, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti pakhale chinthu cholimba, chosasinthika. Ntchito zake zimachokera ku zomangira matabwa mpaka kusungunula kwamagetsi, zomwe zimapangitsa kukhala chisankho chosunthika pazinthu zosiyanasiyana zamafakitale ndi ogula.