Carbolically
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 With carbolic acid. not-comparable
"Personally I had these suspicions at the time, and I took every precaution, by washing my hands carbolically after seeing a patient with a sore throat of any kind […]"
Example
More examples"Personally I had these suspicions at the time, and I took every precaution, by washing my hands carbolically after seeing a patient with a sore throat of any kind […]"
Etymology
From carbolic + -ally.
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