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title: "Cresolene"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cresolene"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T11:27:10.461543+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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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.
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== See also ==
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Cresol
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Resin
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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Self Disinfecting Surface Coating
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Cresolene Advert From The Good Old Days |