Lysol

[ lahy-sawl, -sol ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Trademark.

a brand of clear, brown, oily solution of cresols in soap, used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.

Lysol

/ ˈlaɪsɒl /

noun

a solution containing a mixture of cresols in water, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant

The ill-deserved patent protection for Lysol happily expired long ago and the product can now be made by anyone.

The substances commonly used are carbolic acid, formalin or formaldehyde, lysol, and bichloride of mercury.

Glass rips and nozzles—to be boiled before and after using and kept in lysol solution.

Disinfect the skin over the vein, rubbing it vigourously with cotton-wool soaked in lysol.

Remove the lysol with ether dropped from a drop bottle, and allow the ether to evaporate.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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