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CARBOLIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carbolic acid mean?
• CARBOLIC ACID (noun)
The noun CARBOLIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
Familiarity information: CARBOLIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
carbolic acid; hydroxybenzene; oxybenzene; phenol; phenylic acid
Hypernyms ("carbolic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)
Context examples
Carbolic acid is used to make plastics, nylon, epoxy, medicines, and to kill germs.
(Carbolic acid, NCI Dictionary)
Also called carbolic acid.
(Phenol, NCI Dictionary)
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