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CREOSOTE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood

Synonyms:

coal-tar creosote; creosote

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("creosote" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Derivation:

creosote (treat with creosote)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("creosote" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Meronyms (substance of "creosote"):

creosol (a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Treat with creosote

Example:

creosoted wood

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "creosote" is one way to...):

process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

creosote (a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood)

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