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Meaning Of Creosote
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.
v. t.
To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber,
for the prevention of decay.