creosote

  1. Noun.  A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
  2. Noun.  A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) The creosote bush.
  4. Verb.  To apply creosote.

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