1) Oily disinfectant 2) Wood tar derivative
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Creosol is an ingredient of creosote. Compared with phenol, creosol is a less toxic disinfectant. == Sources == ==Reactions== Creosol reacts with hydrogen halide to give a catechol. ...
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• (n.) A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid, homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar and gum guaiacum.
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2-Methoxy-p-cresol;a slightly yellowish aromatic liquid distilled from guaiac or from beechwood tar; a constituent of creosote. ... Compare: cresol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(kre´o-sol) one of the active constituents of creosote.
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Cre'o·sol noun [
Cresote + phen
ol .]
(Chemistry) A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid, homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar and gum guaiacum. [ Written also
creasol .]
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Type: Term Pronunciation: krē′ō-sol Definitions: 1. A slightly yellowish aromatic liquid distilled from guaiac or from beechwood tar; a constituent of creosote.
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noun a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote
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a colorless oily liquid, CHO, having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
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