Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-bo-lite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenol formaldehyde resin analogous to Bakelite used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Bakelite is made from a basic concentrate, whereas they have made a material called “carbolite” from acid concentrates."
"The present invention relates to a process for the colouring and protection against atmospheric influences of various plastic, infusible and insoluble condensation products of phenols and aldehydes, obtained by pressing and moulding, or of these condensation products with various inorganic filling substances, such as for example bakelite, carbolite, resite or the like."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian карболи́т (karbolít), from карбо́ловая кислота́ (karbólovaja kislotá, “carbolic acid”).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: карболи́т

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does carbolite mean?: A phenol formaldehyde resin analogous to Bakelite used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union
Where does carbolite come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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