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| Cresolene | 1/1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cresolene | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T11:27:10.461543+00:00 | kb-cron |
Cresolene is a dark liquid with a pungent smell made from coal tar used in the 19th and early 20th century as a disinfectant and to treat various ailments such as colds and measles. Most well known of all cresolene products was the Vapo-Cresolene lamp, used to heat the substance so that the fumes could be inhaled; these were produced between 1879 and 1957.
== See also == Cresol Resin
== References ==
== External links == Self Disinfecting Surface Coating Cresolene Advert From The Good Old Days