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creosote

UK /ˈkɹiːəˌsəʊt/US /ˈkɹiəˌsoʊt/

noun4

  1. A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
  2. A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
  3. A flammable black porous brittle glassy byproduct of wood burning, typically formed inside chimneys.
  4. The creosote bush.

verb1

  1. To apply creosote.
forms

creosoted · creosoting · creosotes

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