Lysol
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Brand name, from lysis + -ol.
Proper noun
[edit]Lysol
- A liquid antiseptic and disinfectant; a mixture of cresols and soap.
- 1900, Edinburgh Medical Journal, volume 49, page 424:
- For ordinary douchings of the vagina I use lysol, and employ entirely lysol soap for washing purposes. Carbolic acid, save for keeping silk, drainage tubes, taps, douche pipes, and other appliances in, I never employ.