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LIQUID CREOSOTE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Treatment of Wood
DEF

Coal-tar creosote solution which has been modified by the extraction of part of the chemical compounds that crystallize at ordinary temperatures, to produce an oil that is completely liquid at ordinary atmospheric temperatures.

OBS

cold-application creosote: term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Traitement des bois
DEF

Créosote de houille modifiée par extraction d'une partie de ses composés chimiques qui cristallisent à température normale afin de produire une huile complètement liquide à la température normale de l'atmosphère.

Spanish

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