concept
Carbolic Solution
carbolic solution
also: карболовый раствор
A phenol-based antiseptic solution, the standard disinfectant of late-19th-century medicine, kept visibly on display in the hospital -- to which Vonmiglasov instinctively crosses himself, mistaking it for an icon.
Reading notes
- Surgery §9 the bottle of carbolic solution
Carbolic acid (phenol) solution, the standard antiseptic of the period, kept in a bottle on view in the hospital -- to which Vonmiglasov instinctively crosses himself, mistaking it at a glance for an icon.