creosote

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To apply creosote

As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection.

A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative
A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally
The creosote bush
a material used to treat and preserve wood Wood treated with creosote is prohibited at Lake of the Ozarks
a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
A very flammable by-product of combustion that can build up within the smoke pipe and chimney and then ignite, causing a "chimney-fire"
a very flammable byproduct of combustion that can build up within the smoke pipe and chimney and then ignite, causing "chimney-fire "
a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
treat with creosote; "creosoted wood"
a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic treat with creosote; "creosoted wood
{i} fragrant oily liquid derived from coal and wood tar
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
an oily liquid obtained by the distillation of wood tar and used as a wood preservative
It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood
Condensed wood-gas vapor
Creosote is a thick dark liquid made from coal tar which is used to prevent wood from rotting. a thick brown oily liquid used for preserving wood (kreosot, from kreas + soter ; because it was used as an antiseptic). Either of two entirely different substances, distilled from coal tar or wood tar. Coal-tar creosote is a complex mixture of organic compounds, largely hydrocarbons. It is a cheap water-insoluble wood preservative used for railroad ties, telephone poles, and marine pier pilings and as a disinfectant, fungicide, and biocide. Wood-tar creosote consists mainly of phenols and related compounds and was once widely used for pharmaceutical purposes
To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay
A potentially flammable oily byproduct of wood burning Often builds up in the chimney of wood burning fireplaces
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
Used as a chemical for denaturing meat A colorless to yellowish oily liquid containing phenols and creosols, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, especially from the wood of a beech, and formerly used as an expectorant in treating chronic bronchitis A yellowish to greenish-brown oily liquid containing phenols and creosols, obtained from coal tar and used as a wood preservative and disinfectant It can cause severe neurological disturbances if inhaled in strong concentrations
creosote bush
It has yellow flowers and very resinous foliage with a strong odor of creosote
creosote bush
Any of several resinous aromatic evergreen shrubs of the genus Larrea, especially L. tridentata, a yellow-flowered plant characteristic of warm deserts in the southwest United States and Mexico
creosote bush
desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
creosote bush
A shrub (Covillea mexicana) found in desert regions from Colorado to California and southward through Mexico
creosote

    Silbentrennung

    cre·o·sote

    Türkische aussprache

    kriısōt

    Aussprache

    /ˈkrēəˌsōt/ /ˈkriːəˌsoʊt/

    Etymologie

    [ 'krE-&-"sOt ] (noun.) 1835. From German Kreosot, from kreas (“flesh”) + soter (“preserver”).
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