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- noun Plural form of
creosote . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
creosote .
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Examples
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The hawks circled lazily in a bright, blue sky, the jackrabbits crouched in the shade of the creosotes.
House Of The Scorpion Nancy Farmer 2002
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The hawks circled lazily in a bright, blue sky, the jackrabbits crouched in the shade of the creosotes.
House Of The Scorpion Nancy Farmer 2002
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The principal advantages of creosotes are their high toxicity against fungi, insect and marine borers.
3. Innovative technologies related to the increased utilization of low-energy building materials 1995
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Tar-oil compounds or creosotes are suitable for exterior work, in water or in ground contact.
3. Innovative technologies related to the increased utilization of low-energy building materials 1995
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It is somewhat of a mystery how creosotes got here from South America since there is no suitable intervening habitat for thousands of miles.
Tucson Citizen wryheat 2010
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There is a legend that creosotes inhibit growth of any other plants around them.
Tucson Citizen wryheat 2010
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And just a bit of side notes, Sam, with fewer [rail creosotes] going down the various railroad system, this is getting a little more maintenance time on the lines, so with less disruptions with the trains.
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And just a bit of side notes, Sam, with fewer [rail creosotes] going down the various railroad system, this is getting a little more maintenance time on the lines, so with less disruptions with the trains.
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