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CARBOLIC

\kɑːbˈɒlɪk], \kɑːbˈɒlɪk], \k_ɑː_b_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of CARBOLIC

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Pertaining to,or obtained from, coal-tar and oil; carbolic acid, an acid obtained from coal-tar; largely used as an antiseptic in surgery, and as a disinfectant.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Of or pertaining to coal-tar oil.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Contained in, or derived from, coal tar oil.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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