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Definitions for Creosote
[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] coal-tar creosote.
[3] to treat with creosote.
[4] a colourless or pale yellow liquid mixture with a burning taste and penetrating odour distilled from wood tar, esp from beechwood, contains creosol and other phenols, and is used as an antiseptic
[5] Also called: coal-tar creosote a thick dark liquid mixture prepared from coal tar, containing phenols: used as a preservative for wood
[6] to treat (wood) with creosote
Words nearby Creosote
creolize, creolized, creon, creophagous, creosol, creosote, creosote bush, crepe, crepe de chine, crepe hair, crepe marocain
Origin of Creosote
< German Kreosote (1832) < Greek kreo-, combining form of kréas flesh + sōtēr savior, preserver (in reference to its antiseptic properties)
Other words from Creosote
cre·o·sot·ic [kree-uh -sot -ik] /ˌkri əˈsɒt ɪk/ , adjective
un·cre·o·sot·ed , adjective
Word origin for Creosote
C19: from Greek kreas flesh + sōtēr preserver, from sōzein to keep safe