creosote, n.
(creosotes)
(creosotes)
a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
<noun.substance>
coal-tar creosote creosote
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
<noun.substance>
creosote