Definition of "carbolic" [car•bol•ic]

• Of, relating to or containing carbolic acid (adjective)
• Carbolic acid or similar disinfectant (noun)

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• "And it was not reported, it can be reported now that in the very beginning they had identified this very small area called the carbolic (ph) gap as their entranceway, basically, into Baghdad and into flanking and enveloping the Medina."
• "= Phenol =, better known as carbolic acid, finds a use as a developer."
• "The French interior ministry said the fire had started on a lorry carrying phenol, a toxic, flammable chemical, better known as carbolic acid."