English Dictionary: carbolic | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Carbolic \Car*bol"ic\ (k[aum]r*b[ocr]l"[icr]k), a. [L. carbo coal + oleum oil.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol). See {Phenol}. |