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Even later, in the 1860s, the British surgeon Joseph Lister introduced the first sterile silk sutures, cleaned of contaminants using a solution of carbolic acid.
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Amy Paturel,
Discover Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
The Nazi guards then killed him with an injection of carbolic acid.
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Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
8 Dec. 2024
He was linked to the Cleveland Street male brothel scandal and the death of a suicidal chorus girl who swallowed carbolic acid.
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Jonathan Miles,
Town & Country,
5 Sep. 2023
Chaotic scenes of firefighters using their spray pumps to cleanse the nation ensue, quarrels break out between officers and merchants, Turks and Christians alike refuse to be hosed with carbolic acid.
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Kaya Genç,
The New Republic,
4 Apr. 2023
Documents also list the death of a teacher, Mary Lila Jenks, who died of an opium overdose in 1905 and a son of the superintendent, a 3-year-old who died after drinking a bottle of carbolic acid.
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Courtney Tanner,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
23 Aug. 2021
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Amy Paturel,
Discover Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
The Nazi guards then killed him with an injection of carbolic acid.
—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
8 Dec. 2024
He was linked to the Cleveland Street male brothel scandal and the death of a suicidal chorus girl who swallowed carbolic acid.
—
Jonathan Miles,
Town & Country,
5 Sep. 2023
Chaotic scenes of firefighters using their spray pumps to cleanse the nation ensue, quarrels break out between officers and merchants, Turks and Christians alike refuse to be hosed with carbolic acid.
—
Kaya Genç,
The New Republic,
4 Apr. 2023
Documents also list the death of a teacher, Mary Lila Jenks, who died of an opium overdose in 1905 and a son of the superintendent, a 3-year-old who died after drinking a bottle of carbolic acid.
—
Courtney Tanner,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
23 Aug. 2021
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“Carbolic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbolic%20acid. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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