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carbolic acid

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Compounds
car·bol·ic a·cid /kɑːˌbɒlɪk ˈæsɪd $ kɑːrˌbɑː-/ noun [uncountable]  HCCa liquid that kills bacteria, used for preventing the spread of disease or infection 石炭酸
Examples from the Corpus
carbolic acidOnly Father Kolbe remained alive until a bored guard gave him a fatal injection of carbolic acid.The locker was whitewashed and smelled of carbolic acid.
Origin carbolic acid (1800-1900) carbon + -ol (as in alcohol) + -ic
car·bol·ic a·cid nounChineseSyllable
liquid that of preventing kills the bacteria, a Corpus used for spread


carbolic acid
carbolic acid /kɑːˌbɒlɪk ˈæsəd $ kɑːrˌbɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: carbon + -ol (as in alcohol) + -ic
a liquid that kills bacteria, used for preventing the spread of disease or infection