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креозо́т — meaning in English

kreozot

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English meaning

  • creosote noun A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.

Senses

креозо́т is used for these senses in English:

  • creosote A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.

creosote — full definition

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