| n. | 1. | (Chem.) 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.
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| v. t. | 1. | To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay. | |||
| Noun | 1. | creosote - a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic |
| 2. | creosote - a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood Synonyms: coal-tar creosote | |
| Verb | 1. | creosote - treat with creosote; "creosoted wood" |