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cre•o•sote



Pronunciation: (krē'u-sōt"), [key]
—n., v., -sot•ed, -sot•ing.

—n.
1. an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
2. See coal-tar creosote.

—v.t.
to treat with creosote.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

creosolcreosote bush
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