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Definition of creosote:

°A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
°A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
°To apply creosote.
"As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection."
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Definition of creosote:

°A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
°A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
°To apply creosote.
"As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection."
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