simplest member of the phenol family of organic compounds. See phenol.[1 related articles]
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A very poisonous chemical substance made from tar and also found in some plants and essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants). Carbolic acid is used to make plastics, nylon, epoxy, medicines, and to kill germs. Also called phenol.
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Synonym for phenol ... <chemistry> ... 1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, C6H5OH, produced by the destructive distillation of many organic bodies, as wood, coal, etc, and obtained from the heavy oil from coal tar. ... It has a peculiar odour, somewhat resembling creosote, which is a complex mixture of phenol derivatives. It is of th...
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(kahr-bol´ik) phenol (def. 1).
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kar-bol′ik as′id Synonyms: phenol
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Carbolic acid: A synonym of phenol. In dilute solution, an antimicrobial agent. First used to clean wounds and dress them by the surgeon Joseph Lister who reported in 1867 that his wards at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary had remained free of sepsis, then a great scourge, for 9 months.
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Carbolic acid (phenol, phenic acid, hydroxybenzene) is a strong poison used as an antiseptic and in painting, distilled from coal-tar. It was discovered by Laurent in 1846. When pure, carbolic acid is colourless and crystalline, but it is usually found as an oily liquid, often coloured, with a burning taste and the odour of creosote.
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Phenol
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n] - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene
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phenol 1 hydroxybenzene noun a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
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Common name for the aromatic compound phenol
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