brown creosote

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• Creosote — Cre o*sote (kr[=e] [ o]*s[=o]t), n. [Gr. kre as, gen. kre ws, flesh + sw zein to preserve.] (Chem.) Wood tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• creosote — ► NOUN 1) a dark brown oil distilled from coal tar, used as a wood preservative. 2) a liquid distilled from wood tar and used as an antiseptic. ► VERB ▪ treat with creosote. ORIGIN from Greek kreas flesh + s t r preserver …   English terms dictionary

• Creosote — For other uses, see Creosote (disambiguation). Creosote is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water, notably useful for its anti septic and preservative properties.[1] It is produced… …   Wikipedia

• creosote — 1. noun /ˈkriːəˌsəʊt,ˈkriːəˌsoʊt/ a) A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally. b) A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood …   Wiktionary

• creosote — UK [ˈkriːəsəʊt] / US [ˈkrɪəˌsoʊt] noun [uncountable] a thick brown liquid that you paint on wood to protect it from the weather Derived word: creosote UK / US verb transitive Word forms creosote : present tense I/you/we/they creosote he/she/it… …   English dictionary

• creosote — I. 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• creosote — n. & v. n. 1 (in full creosote oil) a dark brown oil distilled from coal tar, used as a wood preservative. 2 a colourless oily fluid distilled from wood tar, used as an antiseptic. v.tr. treat with creosote. Etymology: G Kreosote f. Gk kreas… …   Useful english dictionary

• creosote — cre|o|sote [ˈkri:əsəut US sout] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : German; Origin: kreosot, from Greek kreas flesh + soter preserver ; because it was used as an antiseptic] a thick brown oily liquid used for preserving wood >creosote v [T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• creosote — noun a dark brown oil containing various phenols and other compounds, used as a wood preservative. verb treat with creosote. Origin C19: coined in Ger. from Gk kreas flesh + sōtēr preserver , with ref. to its antiseptic properties …   English new terms dictionary

• creosote — noun (U) a thick, brown, oily liquid used for preserving wood creosote verb (T) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• creosote — cre|o|sote [ kriə,sout ] noun uncount a thick brown liquid that you paint on wood to protect it from the weather ╾ cre|o|sote verb transitive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English