carbolic
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: car‧bol‧ic
- Rhymes: -ɒlɪk
Adjective edit
carbolic (not comparable)
- of, relating to or containing carbolic acid
Translations edit
relating to or containing carbolic acid
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Noun edit
carbolic (usually uncountable, plural carbolics)
- 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 edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French carbolique.
Adjective edit
carbolic m or n (feminine singular carbolică, masculine plural carbolici, feminine and neuter plural carbolice)
Declension edit
Declension of carbolic
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |