Creosote may be hydrogenated to make motor spirit and is widely used as a timber preservative (London Times).
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cre·o·sote — … Useful english dictionary
sote — my·o·sote; cre·o·sote; … English syllables
creosote — cre·o·sote … English syllables
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
creosote — cre•o•sote [[t]ˈkri əˌsoʊt[/t]] n. v. sot•ed, sot•ing 1) chem. an strong smelling, oily liquid obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used as a wood preservative and as an antiseptic 2) chem. to treat with creosote • Etymology: < G … From formal English to slang
creosote oil — cre·o·sote oil krē ə .sōt n 1) the part of the wood tar distillate from which creosote is obtained by refining 2) CREOSOTE (2) … Medical 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
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
creosote — A mixture of phenols (chiefly methyl guaiacol, guaiacol, and creosol) obtained during the distillation of wood tar, preferably that derived from beechwood; used as a disinfectant and wood preservative. [G. kreas, flesh, + soter, preserver] * * *… … Medical dictionary
CRÉSOL — Mélange des trois isomères du méthylphénol (CH3 C6H4OH) en position ortho , méta et para , qui sont tous d’odeur désagréable, mais moins toxiques que le phénol ordinaire. Les créosols sont des antiseptiques puissants. À partir du mélange des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
