Word
Creosote
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
cre-o-sote
Definition
- 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.
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