carbolize

American  

[kahr-buh-lahyz] / ˈkɑr bəˌlaɪz /

especially British, carbolise

verb (used with object)

carbolized, carbolizing

1. phenolate.

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carbolize British  

/ ˈkɑːbəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) another word for phenolate

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Etymology

Origin of carbolize

First recorded in 1865–70; carbol(ic) + -ize

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Example Sentences

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carbolized

If the skin is gone, spread carbolized vaseline on linen, and bind on the part until the doctor arrives.

From Public School Domestic Science by Adelaide Hoodless

Chilblains, Witch-hazel for.—"Bathe feet in lukewarm water and soda and apply carbolized witch-hazel."

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

An antiseptic ointment should be used as with scarlet fever and measles, carbolized vaseline being suitable, although sometimes a strong solution of soda is substituted.

From Rural Hygiene by Henry N. (Henry Neely) Ogden

Subsequently the white precipitate ointment or carbolized cosmoline should be applied daily until the parts are healed.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

If poisoned use carbolized vaseline or baking-soda and water made into a thick paste.

From How Girls Can Help Their Country by Juliette Gordon Low

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