The creosote is the most drought-tolerant perennial plant in North America. From Wordnik.com. [Tucson Citizen] Reference
A substance, derived from the wood called creosote, is used to help human and animal medicinal causes. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The chimney must be cleaned regularly because a black, sticky substance called creosote condenses inside the chimney. From Wordnik.com. [5. Heat, Fire and Stoves] Reference
He said there were concerns about the toxic oil pitch known as creosote that the railroad used to weatherproof the structure. From Wordnik.com. [Phillies Zone] Reference
There’s a kind of creosote or something all over the box-room floor. From Wordnik.com. [Laurels are Poison]
Kerosene and creosote also make good disinfectants. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools] Reference
A drop or two of creosote on a cut will stop its bleeding. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
The best drug to use in the kettle is creosote (beechwood). From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
I have used Portland cement but I treated with creosote first. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924] Reference
Bromine solution with wood creosote gives a reddish brown precipitate. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
Wood creosote does not coagulate albumen, and is, therefore, not as serviceable. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
If three volumes of water be added, the separation of the wood creosote is immediate. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
Wood is soaked in creosote oil until it becomes thoroughly saturated with the oily substance. From Wordnik.com. [General Science] Reference
Dogs had sniffed what the soldiers thought were explosives (it turned out to be common creosote). From Wordnik.com. [The Price Of Courage] Reference
MR. O'CONNOR: In regard to wounds on the trees I find that creosote makes a very good antiseptic. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924] Reference
Chunks of creosote crunch round the edges of the clean-out door when she starts to ease that open. From Wordnik.com. [Night Navigation (excerpt)] Reference
Tobey took the two eager sleuths through the episode of the trail which led to the creosote barrels. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
Equal volumes of anhydrous glycerine and wood creosote make a turbid mixture, separating on standing. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
Collodion or albumen with an equal bulk of wood creosote makes a perfect mixture without coagulation. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
The use of creosote is almost double the cost of zinc chlorid, but it is much more effective and durable. From Wordnik.com. [Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation] Reference
The object of my experiments has been to prove the identity of wood creosote and its freedom from phenol. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
One volume of wood creosote added to two volumes of glycerine; the former is not dissolved, but separates on standing. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
Take of lard 7-1/2 drms., creosote 10 drops, solution of subacetate of lead 10 drops, watery extract of opium 1 grain; mix. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
Softwoods tend to create more creosote in the chimney; if you don't eliminate the creosote regularly, it can become a fire hazard. From Wordnik.com. [Firewood and wood pellets become a hot commodity] Reference
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