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carbolic-acid

car·bol·ic-ac·id
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-bol-ik as-id]
    • /kɑrˈbɒl ɪk ˈæs ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-bol-ik as-id]
    • /kɑrˈbɒl ɪk ˈæs ɪd/

Definitions of carbolic-acid word

  • noun carbolic-acid Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis. 1
  • noun carbolic-acid any analogous hydroxyl derivative of benzene. 1

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Origin of carbolic-acid

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; phen- + -ol1

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Parts of speech for Carbolic-acid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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carbolic-acid popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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