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CREOSOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does creosol mean?
• CREOSOL (noun)
The noun CREOSOL has 1 sense:
1. a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote
Familiarity information: CREOSOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("creosol" is a kind of...):
phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)
Holonyms ("creosol" is a substance of...):
creosote (a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic)
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