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Creosote vs Tannosal - What's the difference?

creosote | tannosal |

As nouns the difference between creosote and tannosal

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 tannosal is a mixture of creosote and tannin once used to treay tuberculosis.

As a verb creosote

is to apply 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.

    tannosal

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete, medicine) A mixture of creosote and tannin once used to treay tuberculosis