English Explanatory Dictionary

carbolic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. of, relating to or containing carbolic acid
noun
  1. Carbolic acid or similar disinfectant.

Word forms

carbolic carbolics

Etymology

Derived from German Carbolsäure (modern German Karbolsäure), which was coined in 1834 by its discoverer Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. By surface analysis, carb- + -ol + -ic.

Derived words

carbolate carbolically carbolic acid carbolic soap carbolize sulfocarbolic acid sulphocarbolic acid
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