ALL meanings of carbolic-acid
car·bol·ic-ac·id
C c - 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