creosote
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ˈkɹiːəˌsəʊt/
Noun
creosote noun
- A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
- A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
- The creosote bush.
Verb
creosote verb
- To apply creosote.“As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection.”
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coal-tar creosotetarcreasotekreasotekreosotecreosolsaprolkresolcroton oilcresolpyrocatecholdead oilcoal tarcreolincremophorcarbolineum
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