carbolize

[ kahr-buh-lahyz ]

/ ˈkɑr bəˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), car·bo·lized, car·bo·liz·ing.

phenolate (def. 2).

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Also especially British, car·bo·lise .

Origin of carbolize

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

Words nearby carbolize

carbohydrate loading, carbohydrates, carbolated, carbolic, carbolic acid, carbolize, carbo load, carbo-loading, Carboloy, car bomb, carbon

British Dictionary definitions for carbolize

carbolize

carbolise

/ (ˈkɑːbəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) another word for phenolate

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