Look up: creosote

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   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.
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   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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   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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   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 a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood. » It is r ...
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   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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   creosote
   <chemical> Chemical name: Creosote, wood ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   creosote
   noun a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
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   creosote
   verb treat with creosote; `creosoted wood`
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   creosote
   noun a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
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    Creosote
    `Creosote` is the name used for a variety of products: `wood creosote`, `coal tar creosote`, coal tar, coal tar pitch, and coal tar pitch volatiles. These products are mixtures of many chemicals such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenol, cresols created by high temperature treatment of beech and other woods, coal, or from the resin of the Creosote bush. See also preservative.
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    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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    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 and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillat...
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    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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    creosote
    creosote Related 'meat, flesh' word units: carno-; sarco-.
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    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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    creosote
    A distillation product of coal tar or wood tar. Coal-tar creosote is a mixture of hydrocarbons, phenols (see also cresol), and other compounds, used to preserve wood used outdoors, and often applied under pressure. Wood creosote is an oily mixture of phenols formerly used as an antiseptic and food p...
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    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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