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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cre•o•sote /ˈkriəˌsoʊt/USA pronunciation n., v., -sot•ed, -sot•ing. n. [uncountable] - Chemistrya strong-smelling, oily liquid made from coal and wood tar and used to preserve wood.
v. [~ + object] - Chemistryto treat with creosote.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cre•o•sote (krē′ə sōt′),USA pronunciation n., v., -sot•ed, -sot•ing. n. - Chemistryan 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.
- ChemistrySee coal-tar creosote.
v.t. - Chemistryto treat with creosote.
- Greek kreo-, combining form of kréas flesh + sōtēr savior, preserver (in reference to its antiseptic properties)
- German Kreosote (1832)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: creosote /ˈkrɪəˌsəʊt/ n - 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
- Also called: coal-tar creosote a thick dark liquid mixture prepared from coal tar, containing phenols: used as a preservative for wood
vb - to treat (wood) with creosote
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek kreas flesh + sōtēr preserver, from sōzein to keep safecreosotic /ˌkrɪəˈsɒtɪk/ adj |