carbolic acid
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of carbolic acid
C19: carbolic, from carbo- + -ol 1 + -ic
Example Sentences
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The smell was dubbed the Great Stink, and carbolic acid, another disinfectant, was poured into the river to alleviate the problem.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Blue’s team treated houses and streets with chlorinated lime and carbolic acid; took down dilapidated buildings and ramshackle housing additions; and trapped and poisoned rats.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2015
Joseph Lister’s experiments applying carbolic acid to wounds also helped reduce death rates.
From The Guardian • May 18, 2015
In 1867, he published a paper in the British Medical Journal in which he explained how he had used carbolic acid to treat patients with serious bone fractures.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2015
He put Francie back on the couch, got the carbolic acid and swabbed the spot with the strong raw stuff.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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