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The Nazi guards then killed him with an injection of carbolic acid.
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
He was linked to the Cleveland Street male brothel scandal and the death of a suicidal chorus girl who swallowed carbolic acid.
—Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
Chaotic scenes of firefighters using their spray pumps to cleanse the nation ensue, quarrels break out between officers and merchants, Turks and Christians alike refuse to be hosed with carbolic acid.
—Kaya Genç, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
Itching during the drying up of the pustules is almost completely controlled by a soft ointment of beeswax and sweet oil, with a little tannin, opium, and carbolic acid incorporated, which has, moreover, the advantage of rendering the smell less disagreeable.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2021
At the time of his professorial appointment to Johns Hopkins Hospital, Halsted routinely relied on the use of antibacterial solutions of mercuric chloride and carbolic acid in the operating theatre.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2015
Documents also list the death of a teacher, Mary Lila Jenks, who died of an opium overdose in 1905 and a son of the superintendent, a 3-year-old who died after drinking a bottle of carbolic acid.
—Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2021
The third body was liberally washed in carbolic acid and covered with ice to be exhibited for visitors.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2021
Her hands were breaking out due to the use of carbolic acid and other harsh antiseptics in the hospital.
—Jennifer Barger, National Geographic, 7 July 2020
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Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
He was linked to the Cleveland Street male brothel scandal and the death of a suicidal chorus girl who swallowed carbolic acid.
—Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
Chaotic scenes of firefighters using their spray pumps to cleanse the nation ensue, quarrels break out between officers and merchants, Turks and Christians alike refuse to be hosed with carbolic acid.
—Kaya Genç, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
Itching during the drying up of the pustules is almost completely controlled by a soft ointment of beeswax and sweet oil, with a little tannin, opium, and carbolic acid incorporated, which has, moreover, the advantage of rendering the smell less disagreeable.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2021
At the time of his professorial appointment to Johns Hopkins Hospital, Halsted routinely relied on the use of antibacterial solutions of mercuric chloride and carbolic acid in the operating theatre.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2015
Documents also list the death of a teacher, Mary Lila Jenks, who died of an opium overdose in 1905 and a son of the superintendent, a 3-year-old who died after drinking a bottle of carbolic acid.
—Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2021
The third body was liberally washed in carbolic acid and covered with ice to be exhibited for visitors.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2021
Her hands were breaking out due to the use of carbolic acid and other harsh antiseptics in the hospital.
—Jennifer Barger, National Geographic, 7 July 2020
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“Carbolic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbolic%20acid. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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