carbolic acid
/ (kɑːˈbɒlɪk) /
another name for phenol, esp when it is used as an antiseptic or disinfectant
Origin of carbolic acid
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How to use carbolic acid in a sentence
carbolic acid … liquid … oil … sweet oil … castor oil … aperient … Epsom Salts … white … white of egg.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)Coins should be boiled, and paper money should be dipped in the 10 per centum carbolic acid solution and dried at a stove.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe substances commonly used are carbolic acid, formalin or formaldehyde, lysol, and bichloride of mercury.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterAnd all her mouth and chin and pretty white neck were burned brown with the carbolic acid she had drunk.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempSometimes they get vermin on them, and I have to grease them and dust carbolic acid on them, and try some of my numerous cures.
Beautiful Joe | Marshall Saunders
Scientific definitions for carbolic acid
[ kär-bŏl′ĭk ]
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