creosol

American  

[kree-uh-sawl, -sol] / ˈkri əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.

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creosol British  

/ ˈkriːəˌsɒl /

noun

1. a colourless or pale yellow insoluble oily liquid with a smoky odour and a burning taste; 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol: an active principle of creosote. Formula: CH 3 O(CH 3 )C 6 H 3 OH

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Etymology

Origin of creosol

First recorded in 1860–65; creos(ote) + -ol ²

Example Sentences

Preventives include delousing by shaving the body and bathing with creosol soap; sterilizing clothes and bedclothes; vaccination, which may not immunize but usually lessens the severity of attacks and reduces mortality.

From Time Magazine Archive

Is there to be nothing left but silence and a shadow or a specimen in a dusty case of glass preserved in creosol and stuffed with lime?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-25 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Every time someone uses the toilet, he should pour or sprinkle into it a small amount of regular household disinfectant, such as creosol or chlorine bleach, to keep down odors and germs.

From In Time of Emergency A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters (1968) by United States. Office of Civil Defense

It consists mainly of a mixture of phenol, cresol, guaiacol, creosol, xylenol, dimethyl guaiacol, ethyl guaiacol, and various methyl ethers of pyrogallol.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various