creosote

Nouns

  • (n) a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
  • (n) a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood coal-tar creosote,

Verbs

  • (v) treat with creosote
    • creosoted wood

Synonyms

coal-tar creosote

Words of close approximity

creosol
creosote bush