Definition of Carbolic. Meaning of Carbolic. Synonyms of Carbolic

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Definition of Carbolic

Carbolic
Carbolic Car*bol"ic (k[aum]r*b[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [L. carbo coal + oleum oil.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol). See Phenol.

Meaning of Carbolic from wikipedia

- Phenol (also known as carbolic acid, phenolic acid, or benzenol) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C6H5OH. It is a white crystalline...
- Carbolic soap, sometimes referred to as red soap, is a mildly antiseptic soap containing carbolic acid (phenol) and/or cresylic acid (cresol), both of...
- Carbolic may refer to: Phenol, also known as carbolic acid Carbolic soap, a type of soap containing carbolic acid Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company...
- Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company [1893] 1 QB 256 is an English contract law decision by the Court of Appeal, which held an adverti****t containing...
- four-fold. Firstly, as a surgeon at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, he introduced carbolic acid (modern-day phenol) as a steriliser for surgical instruments, patients'...
- Lifebuoy was originally, and for much of its history, a carbolic soap containing phenol (carbolic acid, a compound extracted from coal tar). The soaps manufactured...
- Joseph Lister successfully lanced and treated with his new antiseptic carbolic acid spray. In late November 1871, at the height of the republican movement...
- as well as under the surface of the liver. Certain substances, such as carbolic acid, ****nic, strychnine, and zinc chloride, can be used to delay the...
- The famous Carbolic Smoke Ball adverti****t to cure influenza was held to be a unilateral contract....
- ****ion involved such measures like giving electric shock and applying carbolic acid to the ****oris. The law was criticized for being established on still...