carbolic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- noncarbolic adjective
Etymology
Origin of carbolic
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
Apparently it's an obsolete term referring to the use of carbolic acid as a disinfectant to kill germs.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2020
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
Lister is portrayed as an eccentric outsider defending the scientific truth against a hostile environment; in fact, his use of carbolic acid was hardly revolutionary for the time.
From Nature • Oct. 2, 2013
The carbolic acid solution was too weak to kill bacteria, and the procedure only introduced more microbes.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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