Before suturing the wound, the surgeon will carbolize the area to prevent infection.

The lab technician carefully labeled the bottles of carbolics to prevent any hazardous mix-ups.

Nurses washed their hands with carbolic soap before caring for the patients.

In the 19th century, surgeons often used carbolic acid to sterilize instruments despite its corrosive smell.

The old medicine chest was full of carbolic soaps that still smelled faintly of antiseptic.