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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 Morgan, Sidney

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 Morgan, Sidney

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 Brennan, W. A.

Just for a second!—that creosotic odour was to them as sweetest perfume.

From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)

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 Morgan, Sidney