carbolic

English

Etymology

Derived from German Carbolsäure (modern German Karbolsäure), which was coined in 1834 by its discoverer Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. By surface analysis, carb- +‎ -ol +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: car‧bol‧ic

  Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

Adjective

carbolic (not comparable)

1. of, relating to or containing carbolic acid

Derived terms

• carbolate
• carbolically

 

Translations

relating to or containing carbolic acid

• Esperanto: karbola

Noun

carbolic (usually uncountable, plural carbolics)

1. Carbolic acid or similar disinfectant.
   • 1916, Chambers's Journal, page 140:

     The carbolics are utilised for disinfectants.

   • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

     But now, if you are of my opinion, we have had thrills enough for one day, and had best get back to the surgical box at the camp for some carbolic.

Derived terms

• carbolic acid
• carbolic soap
• carbolize
• sulfocarbolic acid, sulphocarbolic acid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French carbolique.

Adjective

carbolic m or n (feminine singular carbolică, masculine plural carbolici, feminine and neuter plural carbolice)

1. carbolic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	carbolic		carbolică		carbolici	carbolice
	definite	carbolicul		carbolica		carbolicii	carbolicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	carbolic		carbolice		carbolici	carbolice
	definite	carbolicului		carbolicei		carbolicilor	carbolicelor