carbolated
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of carbolated
First recorded in 1880–85; carbol(ic) + -ate 1 + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Kit, get the bandages ready and prepare some carbolated water.
From Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur by Taylor, Edward C.
This box should contain a pot of carbolated vaseline to be used on cuts or bruises, as in wing trouble.
From Profitable Squab Breeding by Dare, Carl
Dick got a bottle of carbolated vaseline from their stores, tore up one of Ned's shirts and put the strips in boiling water.
From Dick in the Everglades by Dimock, A. W.
The secretions of the ulcer should be washed off with antiseptic solutions and the formation of granulation tissues stimulated by antiseptic salves, such as carbolated vaseline, lead ointment, or by dressings of camphor.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
There are but two additional elements, carbolated glycerine and absorbent paper.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various
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