CARBOLIC ACID vs STYPTIC PENCIL: NOUN
- An older name for phenol (C6H5OH)
- Same as phenol{1}, (C6H5.OH). See phenol{1}.
- A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
- A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving).
- A short medicated stick, often of alum, applied to a cut to check bleeding.
CARBOLIC ACID vs STYPTIC PENCIL: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Poisonous if taken internally
- Used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic
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CARBOLIC ACID vs STYPTIC PENCIL: RELATED WORDS
- Eardrops, Childbed fever, Activated charcoal, Methylated spirit, Prussic acid, Epsom salts, Mercuric chloride, Potassium permanganate, Silver nitrate, Potassium hydroxide, Carbolic, Phenylic acid, Oxybenzene, Hydroxybenzene, Phenol
- Paper toweling, Sponge mop, Blackhead, Canula, Dishtowel, Unguent, Loofa, Speculum, Emery board, Vaseline, Tongue depressor, Styptic, Neosporin, Tampon, Suppository
CARBOLIC ACID vs STYPTIC PENCIL: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Phial, Hydrocyanic acid, Eardrops, Childbed fever, Activated charcoal, Methylated spirit, Prussic acid, Epsom salts, Mercuric chloride, Potassium permanganate, Silver nitrate, Potassium hydroxide, Carbolic, Oxybenzene, Phenol
- Kleenex, Paper toweling, Sponge mop, Blackhead, Dishtowel, Unguent, Loofa, Speculum, Emery board, Vaseline, Tongue depressor, Styptic, Neosporin, Tampon, Suppository
CARBOLIC ACID vs STYPTIC PENCIL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- He also said carbolic acid could not be a good repellent for snakes as many people might have thought.
- Lister experimented with carbolic acid, using it to soak dressings applied to wounds after surgery.
- Pasteur developed an anthrax vaccine by attenuating the anthrax bacterium with carbolic acid.
- The carbolic acid, however, caused his scrub nurse, Caroline Hampton, to develop severe dermatitis.
- Using carbolic acid, Joseph Lister performs the first antiseptic surgery on a compound fracture.
- Joseph Lister first identifies airborne bacteria and uses Carbolic acid spray in surgical areas.
- Kolbe and three fellow prisoners were killed with injections of carbolic acid.
- Bakelite was made from phenol, then known as carbolic acid, and formaldehyde.
- Wash the wounds in a dilute solution of carbolic acid!
- In pure sizing, salicylic acid, carbolic acid, boric acid, sulphate of copper may be used.
- Keep a styptic pencil or powder close by to quickly stop bleeding as a result of razor cuts or opened blemishes.
CARBOLIC ACID vs STYPTIC PENCIL: QUESTIONS
- How many inmates were killed by injections of carbolic acid at Auschwitz?
- What was the first brand of soap to use carbolic acid?
- What are the risks of inhaling carbolic acid vapors?
- How to treat chemical burns from carbolic acid/phenol?
- When were carbolic acid wound dressings first used?
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