{"id":55885,"date":"2020-11-11T06:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T06:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=55885"},"modified":"2023-09-12T08:17:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T08:17:46","slug":"carbolic-acid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/carbolic-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbolic acid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phenol, an antiseptic first used by Joseph Lister.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Carbolic acid, or phenol, was the precursor of all antiseptics. It paralyses and then destroys most forms of life, particularly organisms such as bacteria. It has been superseded by less penetrative and harmful antiseptics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-29\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A potent disinfectant originating from coal tar, also known as carbolic acid or phenol.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phenol, an antiseptic first used by Joseph Lister. 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