Creosol

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Creosol \Cre"o*sol\ (kr[=e]"[-o]*s[=o]l), n. [Creosote +
     phenol.] (Chem.)
     A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid,
     homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar
     and gum guaiacum. [Written also {creasol}.]
     [1913 Webster]