• (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol). See Phenol.
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Car·bol'ic (kär*bŏl'ĭk)
adjective [ Latin
carbo coal +
oleum oil.]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as,
carbolic acid (called also
phenic acid , and
phenol ). See
Phenol .
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