From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcarbolic acidcar‧bol‧ic a‧cid /kɑːˌbɒlɪk ˈæsɪd $ kɑːrˌbɑː-/ noun [uncountable] HCCa liquid that kills bacteria, used for preventing the spread of disease or infection
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carbolic acid• Only Father Kolbe remained alive until a bored guard gave him a fatal injection of carbolic acid.• The locker was whitewashed and smelled of carbolic acid.Origin carbolic acid (1800-1900) carbon + -ol (as in alcohol) + -ic 