a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
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carbolic acid::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenol, phenylic acid |
| Type of | acid, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent |
Examples of carbolic acid
carbolic acid
Carbolic acid is an industrial chemical used to create plastic and other materials.
From the guardian.co.uk
Lord Lister was able to prevent infections with a solution of carbolic acid.
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Dissolving CO2 in water to make carbolic acid is school boy science.
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There were also the early gasworks, which would discharge ammonia and cyanide and carbolic acid.
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An autopsy showed she died of carbolic acid poisoning.
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A book last year suggested he was a self-harming man who might have used carbolic acid to cause his wounds.
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Lister found that carbolic acid solution swabbed on wounds remarkably reduced the incidence of gangrene.
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In a tragic endnote, the good colonel was believed to have caused his own demise by swallowing carbolic acid.
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It was transformed when Joseph Lister discovered that washing with carbolic acid before surgery sharply reduced the infection rate.
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