carbolic acid
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nounDefinition of CARBOLIC ACID
: phenol 1
See Origin of CARBOLIC ACID
International Scientific Vocabulary carb- + Latin oleum oil — more at oil
First Known Use: circa 1859
carbolic acid
noun (Medical Dictionary)carbolic acid
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)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.
Variants of CARBOLIC ACID
carbolic acid or phenol
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