Assertion: phenol | /r/CapableOf | protect organic matter
Facets:
value: from decay
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Carbolic acid precipitates albumen as well as gluten, and protects organic matter from decay; and what is more remarkable, it immediately removes all odor from decaying organic matter, such as meat, when this class of bodies is covered with the liquid acid, and in this property is preferable to chlorine.