CREOSOTE


Meaning of CREOSOTE in English

I. ˈkrē-ə-ˌsōt noun

Etymology: German Kreosot, from Greek kreas flesh + sōtēr preserver, from sōzein to preserve, from sōs safe (probably akin to Sanskrit tavīti he is strong); from its antiseptic properties — more at raw

Date: 1835

1. : a clear or yellowish flammable oily liquid mixture of phenolic compounds obtained by the distillation of tar derived from wood and especially from beech wood

2. : a brownish oily liquid consisting chiefly of aromatic hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of coal tar and used especially as a wood preservative

3. : a dark brown or black flammable tar deposited from especially wood smoke on the walls of a chimney

4. : creosote bush

II. transitive verb

( -sot·ed ; -sot·ing )

Date: 1836

: to treat with creosote

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