Pertaining to, or characteristic of,
the Creoles. --
n. A
Creole.Cre"o*sol (kr?"?-s?l), n.
[Cresote + phenol.] (Chem.) A colorless
liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid, homologous with
pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar and gum
guaiacum. [Written also creasol.]
Cre"o*sote (kr?"?-s?t), n. [Gr.
&?;&?;&?;, gen. &?;&?;&?;, flesh + &?;&?;&?; to preserve.]
(Chem.) Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a
burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored
yellow or brown by impurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture
of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the
distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood.
&fist; It is remarkable as an antiseptic and deodorizer in the
preservation of wood, flesh, etc., and in the prevention of
putrefaction; but it is a poor germicide, and in this respect has
been overrated. Smoked meat, as ham, owes its preservation and
taste to a small quantity of creosote absorbed from the smoke to
which it is exposed. Carbolic acid is phenol proper, while
creosote is a mixture of several phenols.
Coal-tar creosote (Chem.),
a
colorless or yellow, oily liquid, obtained in the distillation of
coal tar, and resembling wood-tar oil, or creosote proper, in
composition and properties.
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