carbolic
Americanadjective
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of or derived from carbolic acid.
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
Conan Doyle references Lister's use of carbolic acid for antisepsis in the 1892 story 'The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb', when Watson uses it while dressing a wound.
From Nature • Sep. 19, 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 then wrapped the wound in an antiseptic paste, made of carbonate of lime, carbolic acid and linseed oil, and the bone healed without infection.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2015
Stooped and dark and sprouting rags from his shoes, hat and sleeves, he shuffled slowly toward me, bringing a threatening cloud of carbolic acid.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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