MeSH definition : A greasy substance with a smoky odor and burned taste created by high temperature
treatment of BEECH and other WOOD; COAL TAR; or resin of the CREOSOTE BUSH. It contains
CRESOLS and POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS which are CARCINOGENS. It has been widely
used as wood preservative and in PESTICIDES and had former use medicinally in DISINFECTANTS;
LAXATIVES; and DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS.;
A greasy substance with a smoky odor and burned taste created by high temperature
treatment of BEECH and other WOOD; COAL TAR; or resin of the CREOSOTE BUSH. It contains
CRESOLS and POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS which are CARCINOGENS. It has been widely
used as wood preservative and in PESTICIDES and had former use medicinally in DISINFECTANTS;
LAXATIVES; and DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS.
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