Creosote similar caustic and antiseptic properties, but noted that it was different, in that it was an acid and formed salts. Nonetheless, Reichenbach argued that creosote was also the active element, as it was in pyroligneous acid. Despite evidence to the contrary, his view held sway with most chemists, and it became commonly accepted wisdom that creosote, carbolic acid, and phenylhydrate were identical substances, with different degrees of purity. Carbolic acid was soon commonly sold under the name "creosote", and the scarcity of wood-tar creosote in some places led chemists to believe that it was the same substance as that described
Abdus Salam (name) Abdus Salam (name) Abdus Salam () is a male Muslim honorific or given name, built on the Arabic words "Abd", "al-" and "Salam". The name means "servant of the All-peaceable", "as-Salam" being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. Because the letter s is a sun letter, the letter l of the "al-" is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written with letters corresponding to "Abd al-Salam", the usual pronunciation corresponds to "Abd as-Salam". Alternative transliterations include "Abdul Salam", "Abdul Salaam", "Abdus Salam" and others, all subject to