Creosote
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹiːəˌsəʊt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Creosote is a noun meaning A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
Meaning
A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
More Meanings
- (countable) The creosote bush.
- A flammable black porous brittle glassy byproduct of wood burning, typically formed inside chimneys.
- (transitive) To apply creosote.
- A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
Example Sentences
Agnes was leaning over the creosoted garden gate …
As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection.
On Shaw Butte, as elsewhere in the Phoenix area, creosotes are abundant, producing a plethora of small yellow flowers in late March and April.
Word Forms
- creosotes
- creosoting
- creosoted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tar, creasote, kreasote, kreosote, creosol, saprol.
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