The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CREOSOTE which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2006.
Wood preservative and disinfectant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CREOSOTE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wood preservative and disinfectant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dip
- mercuric chloride
- pentachlorophenol
- formalin
- formaldehyde
- creosote
- aluminium chloride
- aluminum chloride
- margaryize
- deicer
- agar
- salt
Crossword Answer definitions
CREOSOTE noun- A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
- A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
- The creosote bush.
- To apply creosote.
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