carbolic

English

Etymology

carb- +‎ -ol +‎ -ic

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: car‧bol‧ic
    Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

Adjective

carbolic (not comparable)

  1. of, relating to or containing carbolic acid

Translations

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

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
Declension of carbolic
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
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