creosote

(kre'o-sot)- Creosotum. beech'wood c, creosote obtained from oleimi fag i, or beechwood tar. c. car'bonate, creosoti carbon as (U.S.), creosotal, a thick yellowish liquid, odorle and tastele ; used as a substitute for creosote, and in the treatment of croupous pneumonia, in doses of tj!5-io (0.3-0.6). c. formal'dehyde, creosoform, an oily liquid recommended in the treatment of tuberculous enteritis in doses of ntS-30 (0.3-2.0), and locally as an antiseptic for ulcers, anthrax, and the skin lesions of tuberculosis, c. phos'phate, phosote, a thick, oily liquid of bitter, astringent taste used in place of pure creosote in doses of it!!2-io (0.13-0.6). c. phos'phite, creosote-phosphorous-ester, phosphotal, occurs in crystal form; employed as a substitute for pure creosote in doses of gr. 5-10 (0.3-0.6). c. val'- erate, c. vale'rianate, eosote, a yellowish oily liquid; used to check gastric fermentation and in tuberculosis; dose, 11J12-10 (0. 13-0. 6).