Carbolic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Carbolic acid or similar disinfectant. uncountable, usually

    "The carbolics are utilised for disinfectants."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of, relating to or containing carbolic acid not-comparable

Example

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"The carbolics are utilised for disinfectants."

Etymology

Derived from German Carbolsäure (modern German Karbolsäure), which was coined in 1834 by its discoverer Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. By surface analysis, carb- + -ol + -ic.

Related phrases

carbolic acidcarbolic soapsulfocarbolic acidsulphocarbolic acidcarbolic acid

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