/kree"euh sawl', -sol'/ , n. Chem.
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
[ 1860-65; CREOS(OTE) + -OL 2 ]