English Explanatory Dictionary

carbolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phenol formaldehyde resin analogous to Bakelite used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union

Word forms

carbolite

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian карболи́т (karbolít), from карбо́ловая кислота́ (karbólovaja kislotá, “carbolic acid”).

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