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cre⋅o⋅sol

   [kree-uh-sawl, -sol]
–noun Chemistry.
a colorless oily liquid, C8H10O2, having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
Origin:
1860–65; creos(ote) + -ol 2
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cre·o·sol     (krē'ə-sôl', -sŏl', -sōl')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A colorless to yellow aromatic liquid, C8H10O2, that is a constituent of creosote.

[creos(ote) + -ol1.]
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creosol

noun
a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote 

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Creosol

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.]

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