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carbolic

car·bol·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-bol-ik]
    • /kɑrˈbɒl ɪk/
    • /kɑːˈbɔlɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-bol-ik]
    • /kɑrˈbɒl ɪk/

Definitions of carbolic word

  • adjective carbolic of or derived from carbolic acid. 1
  • noun carbolic Of, relating to or containing carbolic acid. 1
  • adjective carbolic relating to carbolic acid 1
  • noun carbolic carbolic acid or similar disinfectant. 0

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Origin of carbolic

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; carbol- (carb- + -ol2) + -ic

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Parts of speech for Carbolic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carbolic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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