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But Lister lives into his own fame, and there was this carbolic-acid popularity explosion and kinds of funny things happen.
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Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2017
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Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2017
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“Carbolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbolic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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carbolic
noun
car·bol·ic
kär-ˈbäl-ik 
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