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Definition of Creosote
1. Verb. Treat with creosote. "Creosoted wood"
2. Noun. A colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic.
3. Noun. A dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood.
Definition of Creosote
1. n. Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood.
2. v. t. To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay.
Definition of Creosote
1. Noun. A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally. ¹
2. Noun. A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative. ¹
3. Noun. The creosote bush. ¹
4. Verb. To apply creosote. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Creosote
1. to treat with a wood preservative [v -SOTED, -SOTING, -SOTES]
Medical Definition of Creosote
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