carbolic acid

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Noun Phrase

car=bol=ic ac=id

WORDNET DICTIONARY

carbolic acid(n = noun.substance) hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenol, phenylic acid - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally; Array

is a kind of acid, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent

carbolic acid, n. [L. carbo coal + oleum oil.].

same as phenol{1}, (C6H5.OH). See phenol{1}. [PJC]

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