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
After much experimentation, he heard that engineers used carbolic acid to reduce the smell from rotting waste.
From Nature ● Oct. 3, 2017
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
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.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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