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A dark brown oil distilled from coal tar and used as a wood preservative. It contains a number of phenols, cresols, and other organic compounds,
  1. Treat (wood) with creosote

Noun
  1. A dark brown oil distilled from coal tar and used as a wood preservative. It contains a number of phenols, cresols, and other organic compounds

  2. A colorless, pungent, oily liquid, containing creosol and other compounds, distilled from wood tar and used as an antiseptic

  1. a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
  2. treat with creosote; "creosoted wood"
  3. Creosote or pitch oil is the name used for a variety of products that include wood creosote and coal tar creosote. The word is also used to describe the black oily accretion that builds up inside of chimney flues as a result of incomplete burning of wood or coal. ...
  4. A liquid coating made from coal tar once used as a wood preservative. It has been banned for consumer use because of potential health risks.
  5. A liquid byproduct of wood combustion (or distillation) that condenses on the internal surfaces of vents and chimneys, which if not removed regularly, can corrode the surfaces and fuel a chimney fire.
  6. Creosote is created by the incomplete combustion of firewood. Low fire temperatures cause incomplete combustion. ...
  7. An oily residue that forms from unburned wood gases.
  8. A distillate derived from the raw material coal tar, which is a by-product of the coking of bituminous coal used in the making of steel.
  9. An oily aromatic compound distilled from tars, used in the preservation of wood exposed to the elements.
  10. a flammable, tar-like substance caused by unburned wood particulates mixing with moisture. Burning unseasoned wood and/or low firebox temperatures are the most common causes. ...
  11. Tawny brown or hard black internal deposits in a chimney produced by burning wood.
  12. Oily liquid from coal tars used to waterproof wooden beams and piers. Simulated with black and gray paints.
  13. Burning wood and fossil fuels at low temperature causes incomplete combustion of the oils in the wood, which are off-gassed as volatiles in the smoke. As the smoke rises through the chimney it cools, causing water, carbon, and volatiles to condense on the interior surfaces of the chimney flue. ...
  14. An oily liquid obtained from tar and used to prevent wood from decaying. Creosote is used extensively for preserving railroad ties, wood piles, posts, and wood foundations.
  15. carbon material that accumulates in chimneys from wood burning fires. If it glazes on the firebrick in the chimney it can cause a flue fire
  16. Combustible deposit that originates from condensed wood smoke. A natural by product from burning wood.Protect your chimney from creosote
  17. Creosote is a flammable black deposit in chimneys that results from burning wood. It is often initially liquid, but may dry or pyrolyse to a flaky or solid form. Creosote removal is the most common reason for sweeping the chimney.
  18. A potentially flammable oily byproduct of wood burning. Often builds up in the chimney of wood burning fireplaces.
  19. A black, gummy, combustible substance which is formed when wood burns. Since it tends to cling to the inner lining of the chimney, it should be removed periodically as a precaution.
  20. a very flammable byproduct of combustion that can build up within the smoke pipe and chimney and then ignite, causing "chimney-fire."
  21. A wood preservative consisting mainly of aromatic hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of coal tar. Used to preserve wood products such as utility poles, fence posts, and the like that come into contact with the ground.
  22. Mixture of many chemicals. Coal tar creosote is used as a wood preservative (see chemicals of concern for additional information).
  23. Deposits of condensed wood smoke in the chimney and connector pipe resulting from incomplete combustion. It can ignite and cause a chimney fire.
  24. One of the by-products given off when burning wood. Creosote condenses on the walls inside the fireplace chimney. It is highly combustible and, if sufficiently heated, can ignite and start a flue fire. ...
  25. USE Wood preservatives