creosote

1. 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 distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood. Source: opted

2. v. t. To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay. Source: opted

3. n. a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic Source: wordnet

4. n. a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood Source: wordnet

5. v. treat with creosote Source: wordnet

6. 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. Note: It is remarkable as an antiseptic and deodorizer in the preservation of wood, flesh, etc., and in the prevention of putrefaction; but it is a poor germicide, and in this respect has been overrated. Smoked meat, as ham, owes its preservation and taste to a small quantity of creosote absorbed from the smoke to which it is exposed. Carbolic acid is phenol proper, while creosote is a mixture of several phenols. Coal-tar creosote (Chem.), a colorless or yellow, oily liquid, obtained in the distillation of coal tar, and resembling wood-tar oil, or creosote proper, in composition and properties. To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay. Source: webster

7. Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smokytaste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown byimpurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture of various phenols andtheir ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar,especially that of beechwood. Source: adambom

8. v:19/n:81 n. a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic n. a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood v. treat with creosote Source: ecdict

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