organic compound any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
creosote -
a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
organic compound any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Verb
creosote -
treat with creosote; "creosoted wood"
process,
treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
Creosote or pitch oil is the name used for a variety of products that include wood creosote and coal tar creosote. The word is also used to describe the black oily accretion that builds up inside of chimney flues as a result of incomplete burning of wood or coal. Commercially, wood creosote is created by high temperature treatment of beech and other woods, or from the resin of the creosote bush.
