Coal-tar creosote Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
    creosote.

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  1. (Chem.), a colorless or yellow, oily liquid, obtained in the distillation of coal tar, and resembling wood-tar oil, or creosote proper, in composition and properties.

Webster 1913