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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A commercial name of a mixture of crude cresol and high-boiling hydrocarbons. It is used as a disinfectant.

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  • noun archaic (medicine) A dark brown oily compound containing phenol, creosol, and other hydrocarbons such as coal tar products, used as a disinfectant.

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