carbolic acid

/ (kɑːˈbɒlɪk) /


noun
  1. another name for phenol, esp when it is used as an antiseptic or disinfectant

Origin of carbolic acid

1
C19: carbolic, from carbo- + -ol 1 + -ic

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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.

  • The substances commonly used are carbolic acid, formalin or formaldehyde, lysol, and bichloride of mercury.

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
  • And all her mouth and chin and pretty white neck were burned brown with the carbolic acid she had drunk.

    Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
  • Sometimes 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

carbolic acid

[ kär-bŏlĭk ]


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