Carbolic \Car*bol"ic\ (k[aum]r*b[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [L. carbo coal
+ oleum oil.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar
and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic
acid, and phenol[1]). See {Phenol}.
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