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Definition: Carbolic Acid |
Carbolic AcidNoun1. A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | White; crystalline; deliquescent; C6 H5 OH; a burning taste; and an odor resembling that of creosote. Contained in the heavy oil of coal tar, from which it is distilled at between 165 degrees C and 190 degrees C. It is a caustic poison. Antidotes are epsom salts, alcohol, andheat. See also:phenol. (references) |
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Synonyms: Carbolic AcidSynonyms: hydroxybenzene (n), oxybenzene (n), phenol (n), phenylic acid (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Carbolic Acid |
| English words defined with "carbolic acid": carbolated, Carbolic, Carbolize, Creosol ♦ Glacial acid, Glacial phenol ♦ Phenyl hydrate ♦ Salicylic. (references) |
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carbolic acid | 22 |
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| Language | Translations for "carbolic acid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | acid fenik. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | karbolihappo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Carbolsäure, karbolsäure, karbol (carbolic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καρβολικό οξύ, φαινικό οξύ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | karbolsav (creosote, phenol), fenol (hydroxybenzene, phenol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 石炭酸 (phenol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せきた"さ" (phenol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arboliccay aciday карболовый кислота, карболовая кислота (knock-out drops, phenol). (various references) ácido carbólico. (various references) karbolsyra (carbolic). (various references) asit fenik (phenylic acid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-c-c-d-i-i-l-o-r" | |
-4 letters: biocidal, biracial, biradial, braciola, carbolic, coccidia, diabolic. | |
-5 letters: acaroid, accidia, baldric, boracic, cabildo, caloric, carabid, caracol, cardiac, carioca, carload, ciboria, codicil, cordial, cricoid, labroid, oilbird, radical. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 72 62 6F 6C 69 63      41 63 69 64 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01110010 01100010 01101111 01101100 01101001 01100011 00100000 01000001 01100011 01101001 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a r b o l i c   A c i d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 0072 0062 006F 006C 0069 0063      0041 0063 0069 0064 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3767846881787569235697570 |
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