1) Chemical mixture 2) Chimney residue 3) Chimney wall deposit 4) Coal-tar product 5) Coat on a tie 6) Fence preservative 7) Organic compound 8) Piling coating 9) Preservative for wood 10) To apply creosote 11) Treat with creosote 12) Tucson shrub 13) Used as an antiseptic 14) Wood preservative 15) Wood preserver
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• (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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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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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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<chemical> Chemical name: Creosote, wood ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(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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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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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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A type of liquid coating made from coal tar that is used as a wood preservative. It should not be us
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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 et...
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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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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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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 is generally obtained, however, from the products o...
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[
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 Related 'meat, flesh' word units: carno-; sarco-.
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noun a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
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noun a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
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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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A liquid byproduct of wood combustion (or distillation) that condenses on the internal surfaces of vents and chimneys, which if not removed regularly, can corrode the surfaces and fuel a chimney fire.
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