单词 | creosote |
释义 | Word Frequency creosote(ˈkrɪəˌsəʊt) noun 1. 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 2. Also called: coal-tar creosote a thick dark liquid mixture prepared from coal tar, containing phenols: used as a preservative for wood verb 3. to treat (wood) with creosote Derived forms creosotic (ˌkrɪəˈsɒtɪk) adjective Word origin C19: from Greek kreas flesh + sōtēr preserver, from sōzein to keep safe |
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