— creosotic /kree'euh sot"ik/ , adj.
/kree"euh soht'/ , n. , v. , creosoted, creosoting .
n.
1. an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
2. See coal-tar creosote .
v.t.
3. to treat with creosote.
[ Kreosote (1832) kreo-, comb. form of kréas flesh + soter savior, preserver (in reference to its antiseptic properties) ]