carbolic

[kahr-bol-ik]

adjective

1. of or derived from carbolic acid.

Other Word Forms

• noncarbolic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbolic¹

1860–65; carbol- ( carb- + -ol ² ) + -ic

Example Sentences

In a somewhat less conventional way, she also adored the way Les smelled, and this aroma of salt and musk, accented with a suggestion of leather from the carbolic soap he used at the pool, formed for her a lasting sense of who he was.

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They found that if they cleaned an infected wound with chemicals such as carbolic acid, bromine, nitric acid, and iodine, they could sometimes heal it.

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He explained that when he washed open wounds with carbolic acid, fewer patients died.

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Lister recommended that doctors put a diluted carbolic acid solution on wounds after injury or surgery and also soak bandages and dressings in the chemical.

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For that reason, he urged doctors to wash their hands thoroughly and to sterilize hands and surgical instruments with carbolic acid.

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