car‧bol‧ic a‧cid /kɑːˌbɒlɪk ˈæsəd $ kɑːrˌbɑː-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: carbon + -ol (as in alcohol) + -ic]
a liquid that kills
bacteria, used for preventing the spread of disease or infection
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