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Creosote vs Creosotelike - What's the difference?

creosote | creosotelike |

As a noun creosote

is creosote.

As an adjective creosotelike is

resembling or characteristic of creosote.

creosote

Noun

  • A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
  • A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
  • (uncountable) The creosote bush.
  • Verb

    (creosot)
  • To apply creosote.
  • As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection.

    creosotelike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of creosote.