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
An Indian government commission was tasked with investigating, and it discovered that Haffkine had changed the procedure for sterilising the plague vaccine, using heat instead of carbolic acid because it sped up production.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2020
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
He held up the head while Billy swabbed out the wound with weak carbolic acid salve.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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