CARBOLIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally

Synonyms:

carbolic acid; hydroxybenzene; oxybenzene; phenol; phenylic acid

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("carbolic acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

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