carbolic
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
Definition of carbolic
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)of, relating to or containing carbolic acid
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adj
- (not-comparable)of, relating to or containing carbolic acid
noun
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(uncountable, usually)Carbolic acid or similar disinfectant.
“The carbolics are utilised for disinfectants.”
“But now, if you are of my opinion, we have had thrills enough for one day, and had best get back to the surgical box at the camp for some carbolic.”
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Etymology
Derived from German Carbolsäure (modern German Karbolsäure), which was coined in 1834 by its discoverer Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. By surface analysis, carb- + -ol + -ic.
Words you can make from carbolic
121 playable · top: BORACIC (13 pts)
Best play boracic 13 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
24 words4-letter words
40 words- BLOC 8 pts
- CARB 8 pts
- COCA 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- CRIB 8 pts
- CROC 8 pts
- ABRI 6 pts
- ACRO 6 pts
- ARCO 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BIRL 6 pts
- BIRO 6 pts
- BOAR 6 pts
- BOIL 6 pts
- BOLA 6 pts
- BORA 6 pts
- BRIO 6 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LOCA 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- OBIA 6 pts
- ORCA 6 pts
- RABI 6 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- ORAL 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- ROIL 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- CAB 7 pts
- COB 7 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- ARB 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAR 5 pts
- BIO 5 pts
- BOA 5 pts
- BRA 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LIB 5 pts
- LOB 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- OBA 5 pts
- OBI 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- ORB 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- RIB 5 pts
- ROB 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
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