British surgeon who pioneered the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JOSEPHLISTER British surgeon who pioneered the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 26, 2017
3% IODINE Element used as antiseptic (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Sep 5, 2025
3% LISTER Joseph -, British surgeon who introduced the use of antiseptics (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Jun 3, 2025
3% PHENOL Carbolic acid (6) TV Nov 24, 2024
3% BORIC Acid used as an antiseptic (5)
3% PHENOLS Carbolic acids (7)
3% LISTERISM Antiseptic method introduced by pioneer British surgeon. (9)
2% LSD Acid (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
2% ORS Surgeons' workplaces: abbr. (3) The Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
2% PHTEST Acidity check (6) LA Times Daily Sep 4, 2025

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