单词 | creosote |
释义 | creosote —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. [ < G Kreosote (1832) < Gk kreo-, comb. form of kréas flesh + soter savior, preserver (in reference to its antiseptic properties)] |
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