Assertion: phenol | /r/HasProperty | powerful poison
Facets:
value: to all the tissues
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Carbolic acid appears to be a powerful poison to all the tissues, paralysing both muscle and nerve when applied directly to them without previously stimulating them.
text: Carbolic acid, like the Carbons, is a powerful antiseptic, and its use as such in surgery has led incidentally to the poisoning of both patients and surgeons.
text: - Carbolic acid is a powerful deodoriser and disinfectant (p. 106).