carbolated
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of carbolated
First recorded in 1880–85; carbol(ic) + -ate 1 + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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This box should contain a pot of carbolated vaseline to be used on cuts or bruises, as in wing trouble.
From Profitable Squab Breeding by Carl Dare
After being removed from the carbolated glycerine, the spiders are placed upon several folds of white filtering paper, and are changed from time to time until the greatest part of the liquid has been absorbed.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various
Something else was therefore necessary, and I thought of carbolated glycerine.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various
She showed me the extent of her injuries, without the slightest hesitation, and I gave her first-aid treatment with my carbolated vaseline.
From The Prairie Wife by Harvey Dunn
Dust well with buhach through the feathered portion of the bird and apply carbolated vaseline to the bare skin and the edges of the feathers where the insects work.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson
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