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CREOSOL

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

• CREOSOL (noun)

Sense 1

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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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