creosote

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Synonyms: creasote, kreosote, creosol, creosoted, creosotes, creosols, creosotic

Antonyms: creasote, kreosote, creosol, creosoted, creosotes, creosols, creosotic

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Noun

1. A pale yellow oily liquid, containing [[phenol]]s and similar compounds, obtained by the [[destructive distillation]] of [[wood tar]], once used [[medicinally]].
2. A similar brown liquid obtained from [[coal tar]] used as a wood [[preservative]].
3. {{lb|en|countable}} The [[creosote bush]].
4. A [[flammable]] black porous brittle glassy [[byproduct]] of wood burning, typically formed inside [[chimney]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[apply]] creosote.

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