ACIDUM CARBOLICUM CRUDUM—CRUDE CARBOLIC ACID
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Derivation.—A liquid consisting of several different constituents of coal tar, particularly creosol and phenol, obtained by fractional distillation.
Properties.—A nearly colorless, or reddish-brown liquid of a strong disagreeable and creosote-like odor, and gradually turning darker on exposure to the air and light. Soluble in fifteen parts of water.