COAL-TAR CREOSOTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coal-tar creosote mean? 

• COAL-TAR CREOSOTE (noun)
  The noun COAL-TAR CREOSOTE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: COAL-TAR CREOSOTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COAL-TAR CREOSOTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

coal-tar creosote; creosote

Hypernyms ("coal-tar creosote" is a kind of...):

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