creosote
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
Types & categories
- organic compound hypernym
Parts & wholes
- creosol substance meronym
Sense 2 verb
treat with creosote
creosoted wood
Types & categories
- process hypernym
Related & opposite
- coal-tar creosote derivation
Sense 3 noun
a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
Types & categories
- organic compound hypernym
Related & opposite
- creosote derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | creosol |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic compound |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | coal-tar creosote |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | process |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | creosote |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic compound |