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Creosote

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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.      Other names Creosote, Beechwood; Beechwood Creosote
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
seirogan  0   *Creosote *Plant Extracts. Med Hypotheses 1986;20(4):357
Septodont  82640-02-6 Septodont  *Creosote *Hydrocarbons, Iodinated *Thymol Drug Combinations Formocresols. ASDC J Dent Child 1982;49(3):191

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