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carbolated

carbolated

9.9
Containing or treated with a chemical that kills germs
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɑːr.bə.leɪ.tɪd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : carbolatado
  • Hospitals once used carbolated dressings to prevent infection in wounds.

Examples

  • The surgeon washed his hands with carbolated soap before the procedure.

  • This carbolated ointment is effective against infections.

  • The laboratory cleaned equipment with a carbolated solution for disinfection.

  • The doctor recommended using a carbolated solution for the wound.

  • Hospitals once used carbolated dressings to prevent infection in wounds.

  • The surgeon washed his hands with carbolated soap before the procedure.

  • This carbolated ointment is effective against infections.

Synonyms

carbolic
vscarbolated
  • Archaic
1 8.1

Containing phenol and killing germs on skin or instruments

is specifically about being treated with that acid rather than broadly related to phenol

Surface Forms

carbolated positive

Morphology

carbolated = carbolate (semi-transparent) = carbol + ate + d

Formed by verbification and past-participial suffixation from a technical chemical base ('carbol-' → 'carbolate'), so the structure is regular but the base is specialized and may be unknown to average learners.

Etymology

Carbolated comes from carbolic acid, a germ-killing chemical first made from coal tar; the root carbo- means 'coal', like in carbon, and the word means 'treated with carbolic acid', which is why carbolated dressings and soaps were used to stop infection.