adjective
- relating to or containing carbolic acid (phenol), especially as used as a disinfectant
Usage: medical; chemistry
Examples
- The doctor cleaned the wound with carbolic soap.
- Carbolic acid was widely used as an antiseptic in the 19th century.
- The hospital used carbolic solution to sterilize surgical instruments.
- She could smell the strong carbolic odor from the cleaning supplies.
- Carbolic compounds are effective against many types of bacteria.
- The veterinarian applied carbolic ointment to the animal’s injury.