Carbolically

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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

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"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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