creosote

See also: créosote

English

Etymology

Coined in 1832 by Carl Reichenbach as German Kreosot, a learned formation from Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “flesh”) + σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “preserver”), after the substance's antiseptic quality. Adopted in English by 1835.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːəˌsəʊt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːəˌsoʊt/

Noun

creosote (countable and uncountable, plural creosotes)

1. A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
2. A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
3. (uncountable) The creosote bush.

Translations

liquid obtained from wood or tar

• French: créosote (fr) m
• Georgian: კრეოზოტი (ḳreozoṭi)
• Irish: créasóid f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kreosot m

  Nynorsk: kreosot m

• Russian: креозо́т (ru) m (kreozót)
• Sanskrit: क्रव्यप (kravyap)
• Spanish: creosota (es) f
• Tagalog: kreyosota
• Welsh: creosot m

Verb

creosote (third-person singular simple present creosotes, present participle creosoting, simple past and past participle creosoted)

1. To apply creosote.

   As the fence is exposed he will creosote it for protection.

Translations

to apply creosote

• French: créosoter (fr)

• Spanish: creosotar (es)

Related terms

• creosote bush