| carbol-fuchsin | See: Ziehl's stain. See: carbol-fuchsin paint. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| carbol-fuchsin paint | A paint containing boric acid, phenol, resorcinol, fuchsin, acetone, and alcohol in water; used in the treatment of superficial mycotic infections. Synonym: Castellani's paint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbol-thionin stain | <technique> A stain useful for demonstrating typhoid bacilli in films and sections, and for Nissl substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbolate | Synonym: phenate. 2. To carbolise. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbolated | Impregnated or mixed with phenol. Synonym: carbolated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbolic acid | <chemistry> 1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, C6H5OH, produced by the destructive distillation of many organic bodies, as wood, coal, etc, and obtained from the heavy oil from coal tar. It has a peculiar odour, somewhat resembling creosote, which is a complex mixture of phenol derivatives. It is of the type of alcohols, and is called also phenyl alcohol, but has acid properties, and hence is popularly called carbolic acid, and was formerly called phenic acid. It is a powerful caustic poison, and in dilute solution has been used as an antiseptic. 2. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type. <chemistry> Glacial phenol, any one of a series of compounds having both phenol and aldehyde properties. Phenol phthalein. See Phthalein. Origin: Gr. To show + -ol: cf. F. Phenol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| carbolines | A group of pyridoindole compounds. Allowed are any points of fusion of pyridine with the five-membered ring of indole and any derivatives of these compounds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbolise | To mix with or add carbolic acid (phenol). (05 Mar 2000) |
| carboluria | The presence of phenol (carbolic acid) in the urine. Origin: carbolic acid + G. Ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbomer | A polymer of acrylic acid cross-linked with a polyfunctional compound, hence, a poly (acrylic acid) or polyacrylate; a suspending agent for pharmaceuticals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbometry | An obsolete method for the determination of the presence and the proportion of carbon dioxide in the air or expired breath by the precipitation of calcium carbonate from lime water. Synonym: carbometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbomycin | A macrolide antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces halstedii; similar to erythromycin and used as an antibacterial and antimicrobial. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carbomycin 3-O-acetyltransferase | <enzyme> Involved in carbomycin biosynthesis in streptomyces thermotolerans; referred to as macrolide 3-o-acyltransferase in text; genbank d30759 Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: carbomycin 3-o-acyltransferase, acya gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| carbon | <chemistry, element> Sixth element (Z=6) in the periodic table, has 6 protons, often described as the basis of life on earth because of its chemical properties, has potential for use with silicon as a low-activation structural material for fusion reactors, in the form silicon carbide. Carbon tiles are often used in plasma-facing components because its low Z makes carbon a relatively nice impurity. It is also useful as a neutron moderator. See: low-activation materials, plasma-facing components. Abbreviation: C (13 Nov 1997) |
| carbon bisulfide | <chemical> Carbon disulfide (cs2). A colourless, flammable, poisonous liquid, cs2. It is used as a solvent, and is a counterirritant and has local anaesthetic properties but is not used as such. It is highly toxic with pronounced CNS, haematologic, and dermatologic effects. Chemical name: Carbon disulfide (12 Dec 1998) |