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Creosote

verb

(past & past part. creosoted; pres. part. creosoting)

Treat with creosote.

noun

A colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic.

A dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood. Synonym: coal-tar creosote.

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"Creosote" Quotes from Famous Books

... routine of jail-life. Every morning we swept our cells, and all the prisoners took turns sweeping the corridor. The fine for spitting on the floor was ten lashes laid on hard. And each day before breakfast we soaked the seams of our clothes in vile-smelling creosote to kill off the lice and nits. We had no chance to bathe, and were given but little water to wash our face ...

— Tramping on Life - An Autobiographical Narrative • Harry Kemp

... as continuously as possible, through a respirator devised for the purpose, an antiseptic atmosphere. The result obtained appears to bear out the experiments of Schller of Greifswald, who found that animals rendered artificially tuberculous were cured by being made to inhale creosote water for lengthened periods. Intermittent spraying or inhaling does not produce the same result. In order to insure success the application to the lungs must be made continuously. For this purpose Dr. Mackenzie has used various volatile antiseptics, ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 286 - June 25, 1881 • Various

... in which I could perceive the taste and odour of creosote, was inserted in the cavity of the decayed tooth. In less than five seconds I ...

— Off-Hand Sketches - a Little Dashed with Humor • T. S. Arthur

... the odor so very unpleasant," the master declared; "in fact, I rather like it, and I know it's healthy, because I remember, when my brother Ezra had pneumonia, they burned creosote in the room." ...

— Cappy Ricks • Peter B. Kyne

... Illustrations of such "hermitages" frequently appear in the magazines, and may be studied for suggestions. Sometimes the alteration is of the exterior only. The repainting in a proper color, or the simple creosote staining of a weather-beaten house, with the addition of a rustic porch or the breaking of a corner bedroom into a balcony, will sometimes so transform an old house that it looks as if it were ...

— Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife • Marion Mills Miller

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