MEANING
Containing or relating to phenol, historically used in disinfectants.
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Words that belong together
- carbolic soap
- carbolic smell
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A carbolic smell lingered in the tiled corridor.
Word forms
- Base
- carbolic
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: uncommon.
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