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carbolic acid

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He imported carbolic acid (phenol) which was used as a disinfectant, particularly against cholera. en.wikipedia.org

Around 10:45 a.m., we would arrive at a large entranceway that seemed almost stately but smelled strongly of carbolic acid. thechronicleherald.ca

One of the first nights she suspected him of cheating, she swallowed a bottle of carbolic acid and had to have her stomach pumped. en.wikipedia.org

Buckets of carbolic acid were kept standing open in the sluicing room so that the nurses could take it by the jugful. www.odt.co.nz

The company later expanded into the production of coal tar, and carbolic acid (phenol). en.wikipedia.org

It found no signs of violence and no poison (cyanides, alkaloids, barbiturates, or carbolic acid) in his system. phys.org

When the smelly pit drew complaints, he was instructed to spray it with carbolic acid. www.stuff.co.nz

He then covered the wounds with a piece of rag or lint covered in phenol, or carbolic acid as he called it. en.wikipedia.org

This experimentation lead to using carbolic acid to clean instruments and hands before and after surgery. en.wikipedia.org

As a young surgeon during the 1880s, he developed a severe allergic skin reaction to carbolic acid, a compound that was used extensively in operating rooms. en.wikipedia.org

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