Meaning Of The Word Coal-tar creosote

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Coal-tar creosote Meaning

Coal-tar creosote Definition
Coal-tar creosote Definition

What's The Definition Of Coal-tar creosote?

coal-tar creosote in American English
noun: impure phenol or carbolic acid, distinct from the creosote of wood tar

coal-tar creosote in British English
noun
noun: a colourless or pale yellow liquid mixture with a burning taste and penetrating odour distilled from wood tar, esp from beechwood, contains creosol and other phenols, and is used as an antiseptic
verb: to treat (wood) with creosote

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