Carbolic soap Carbolic soap Carbolic soap is a mildly antiseptic soap containing carbolic acid and/or cresylic acid, both of which are phenols derived from either coal tar or petroleum sources. In 1834, German chemist Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge discovered a phenol, now known as carbolic acid, which he derived in an impure form from coal tar. In August 1865, Dr. Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister applied a piece of lint dipped in carbolic acid solution onto the wound of an eleven-year-old boy at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, who had sustained a compound fracture after a cart wheel had passed over his leg. After four
Abdus Salam (name) variant spacing and hyphenation. It may refer to: Abdus Salam (name) Abdus Salam () is a male Muslim honorific or given name, built on the Arabic words "Abd", "al-" and "Salam". The name means "servant of the All-peaceable", "as-Salam" being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. Because the letter s is a sun letter, the letter l of the "al-" is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written with letters corresponding to "Abd al-Salam", the usual pronunciation corresponds to "Abd as-Salam". Alternative transliterations include "Abdul Salam", "Abdul