a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
source: WordNet 3.0
a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
source: WordNet 3.0
Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood.
source: Webster 1913
verb
treat with creosote
Creosoted wood.
source: WordNet 3.0
To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay.
