creosote

See also: créosote

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːəˌsəʊt/
• 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

• Esperanto: kreozoto
• French: créosote (fr) m
• Georgian: კრეოზოტი (ḳreozoṭi)
• Greek: κρεόζωτο n (kreózoto)
• Irish: créasóid f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kreosot m

  Nynorsk: kreosot m

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

Verb

1. To apply creosote.

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

Translations

to apply creosote

• French: créosoter (fr)
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• Spanish: creosotar (es)

Related terms

• creosote bush

Anagrams

• e-scooter

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Spanish

Verb

creosote

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of creosotar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of creosotar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of creosotar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of creosotar.