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carbolic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɑːˈbɒlɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kär bol′ik)

car•bol•ic (kär bol′ik),USA pronunciation adj.

Chemistryof or derived from carbolic acid.

carbol- (carb- + -ol²) + -ic 1860–65

car•bol•ic ac•id /kɑrˈbɑlɪk ˈæsɪd/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Chemistrya chemical substance used in cleaning and to kill germs.

carbol′ic ac′id,

Chemistryphenol (def. 1).

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carbolic acid /kɑːˈbɒlɪk/, carbolic n

another name for phenol, esp when it is used as an antiseptic or disinfectant

Etymology: 19th Century: carbolic, from carbo- + -ol¹ + -ic

'carbolic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

carbolic acid - phenol - carbolated - coal-tar creosote - Listerism

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