noun Download 🔗Share A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally. Examples : "The old medicine cabinet contained a small, dusty bottle labeled "Creosote," a remedy popular long ago. " substance medicine chemistry material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative. Examples : "My dad painted the wooden fence with creosote to protect it from rotting in the rain. " substance material chemistry industry environment building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The creosote bush. Examples : "The desert landscape was dotted with the drought-tolerant creosote. " plant environment nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To apply creosote. Examples : "As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection." material utility property environment industry building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading