creosote
nounUK /ˈkriː.ə.səʊt/
US /ˈkriː.ə.soʊt/
A dark, oily liquid made from wood tar that people use to protect wood.
The workers painted creosote on the fence posts to keep them from rotting.
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2. A yellowish oily liquid with a strong smell, made from coal tar and used in medicines and industry.
The doctor applied a little creosote to the sore tooth.
3. A sticky, oily substance found in the smoke of burning wood.
Creosote builds up inside chimneys when wood burns slowly.
4. A desert bush with small leaves and a strong smell.
The creosote bush grows in dry parts of the American Southwest.