Creosote vs Soot - What's the difference?
creosote | soot |
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.
To apply creosote.
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.
As nouns the difference between creosote and soot
is that creosote is a pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally while soot is fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.As verbs the difference between creosote and soot
is that creosote is to apply creosote while soot is to cover or dress with soot.creosote
English
(wikipedia creosote)Noun
Verb
(creosot)- As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection.
