creosote
noun
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
creosotic
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a word derived from
creosote.
Example Sentences
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Obviously any fuel which yields an excessive quantity of tarry matter or creosotic substance would conduce to the formation of a heavy glaze on the rubber.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan
The smoky, creosotic flavor is absorbed by the leaf, and, although this flavor is not relished by the smokers of the U. S., it is much liked in Europe.
From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by W. A. Brennan
In this way condensed moisture and creosotic matter falls to the ground, and does not lodge in the pipe.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan
This is not now the opinion of the writers, who attribute the effect largely to the temperature of drying and constituents of the smoke other than creosotic substances.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan
The fuel used is too “dead,” and needs the addition of some substance containing a fair amount of creosotic matter.
From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Sidney Morgan
