phenolizev.
/ˈfiːnəlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈfinəˌlaɪz/ Chiefly Medicine.
transitive. To treat with a phenol, esp. in order to sterilize or disinfect.
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1915 Lancet 17 Apr. 836/1 50 c.c. were withdrawn, phenolised, and 2·5 to 4·4 c.c. of the serum injected daily.
1935 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 27 226 The point of ligation is phenolized and gloves are changed.
1971 Lancet 30 Jan. 232 Although the active tissue is phenolised (0–25%) before injection, we cannot be entirely confident that infectivity is eliminated.
2003 Cardiovascular Res. 60 159/1 Protected RNA was phenolized, precipitated, and analyzed on a 5% denaturing polyacrylamide gel.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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