carbolic

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Definition of carbolic in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of carbolic in English English dictionary

carbolic acid or similar disinfectant

of, relating to or containing carbolic acid

{s} (Chemistry) pertaining to carbolic acid (powerful antiseptic and disinfectant)

Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol)

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carbolic soap

a mildly disinfectant soap containing carbolic acid (phenol)

carbolic acid

a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally

carbolic acid

Carbolic acid or carbolic is a liquid that is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic. Carbolic acid is usually used for cleaning She smelled strongly of carbolic soap. a liquid that kills bacteria, used for preventing the spread of disease or infection (carbon + -ol (as in alcohol) + -ic). or phenol Organic compound, simplest member of the class of phenols. A colourless liquid with a bland, sweetish odour, it is toxic and caustic. It is a high-volume industrial chemical used chiefly in the manufacture of phenol-formaldehyde resins (see formaldehyde; plastics), epoxy resins, nylon, herbicides, biocides, other synthetic chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and dyes. It is also a solvent and general disinfectant. The phenol coefficient is a number that expresses the germicidal action of a chemical compared with that of phenol

carbolic acid

poisonous acidic compound obtained from coal tar or benzene and used mainly as a disinfectant or antiseptic, phenol (Chemistry)

Hyphenation

car·bol·ic

Etymology

() carb- + -ol