Look up: Creosote

1. creosote
   [n] - a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar 2. [n] - a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar 3. [v] - treat with creosote
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2. Creosote
   heavy,high-boiling oil obtained from coal and wood tars.A major use for creosote is in wood preservatoves Category: The chemical industry
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3. Creosote
   Cre'o·sote noun [ Greek ........., gen. ........., flesh + ......... to preserve.] (Chemistry) 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...
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4. Creosote
   Cre'o·sote transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Creosoted (-s?'t?d); present participle & verbal noun Creosoting .] To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay.
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5. creosote
   <chemical> Chemical name: Creosote, wood ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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6. creosote
   noun a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
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7. creosote
   verb treat with creosote; `creosoted wood`
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8. creosote
   noun a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
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9. creosote
   (kre´o-sōt) an oily liquid obtained by distillation from coal tar, wood tar, or the resin from the creosote bush. coal tar creosote that obtained by high temperature carbonization of bituminous coal; it is a brown to black, oily liquid, a mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons, ta...
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10. Creosote
    • (v. t.) To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay. • (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 ...
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11. creosote
    either of two entirely different substances, coal-tar creosote and wood-tar creosote. In commerce, creosote is a coal-tar distillate, a complex ... [1 related articles]
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12. creosote
    creosote Related 'meat, flesh' word units: carno-; sarco-.
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13. creosote
    Type: Term Pronunciation: krē′ō-sōt Definitions: 1. A mixture of phenols (chiefly methyl guaiacol, guaiacol, and creosol) obtained during the distillation of wood-tar, preferably that derived from beechwood; used as a disinfectant and wood preservative.
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14. Creosote
    A liquid coating made from coal tar once used as a wood preservative. It has been banned for consumer use because of potential health risks.
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15. creosote
    creosote (krē'usōt) , volatile, heavy, oily liquid obtained by the distillation of coal tar or wood tar. Creosote derived from beechwood tar has been used medicinally as an antiseptic and in the treatment of chronic bronchitis. Creosote obtained from coal tar is poisonous. It is used...
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16. Creosote
    Creosote is a generic term applied to acid liquors which are obtained during the destructive distillation of wood, and also to a fraction obtained in the distillation of coal-tar. Creosote was discovered by Reichenbach about 1831 in wood-tar, from which it may be separated by a tedious process. It i...
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17. CREOSOTE
    A type of liquid coating made from coal tar that is used as a wood preservative. It should not be used on wood that will be painted later.
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18. CREOSOTE
    A type of liquid coating made from coal tar that is used as a wood preservative. It should not be used on wood that will be painted later.
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19. Creosote
    `Creosote` is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water, notably useful for its anti-septic and preservative properties.<ref name="overton7"/> Its naturally produced in some quantities from the burning of wood and coal in blas...
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