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