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a clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant

a clear oily brown solution of cresols in soap; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant

Trade name of a mixture of soaps and phenols, obtained by boiling a mixture of tarry oils, resins, fats, and alkalies; an oily brownish liquid having an odor of creosote; employed as a disinfectant dressing and wash for the hands in 2 to 4 per cent. solution.

[Greek, Latin] An oily liquid obtained by boiling a mixture of tar-oils, fat, and resin with an alkali. An active antiseptic and but slightly poisonous.

An antiseptic preparation of tarry oils.

A brownish, syrupy preparation, saponaceous in character, made from coal-tar products consisting to a large extent of cresols. It is used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. In surgery, it is often used as a wash in a solution of one to three per cent.