[f. Gr. λύσ-ις a loosening + -OL 3.] A solution of coal-tar oil in soap.
1891. Brit. Med. Jrnl., 12 Sept., 598/1. Lysol differs from creoline … by its most perfect solubility in … water.
1898. P. Manson, Trop. Diseases, viii. 163. [Of plague disinfectants] the best … are … lysol … and carbolic acid.
