creosote (redirected from creosoted)

cre·o·sote  (kr-st)

n.

1. A colorless to yellowish oily liquid containing phenols and creosols, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, especially from the wood of a beech, and formerly used as an expectorant in treating chronic bronchitis.

2. A yellowish to greenish-brown oily liquid containing phenols and creosols, obtained from coal tar and used as a wood preservative and disinfectant. It can cause severe neurological disturbances if inhaled in strong concentrations.

tr.v. cre·o·sot·ed, cre·o·sot·ing, cre·o·sotes

To treat or paint with creosote.

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[German Kreosot : Greek kreas, flesh; see kreu- in Indo-European roots + Greek str, preserver (from szein, to save; see teu- in Indo-European roots).]

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creosote

Noun

1. a thick dark liquid made from coal tar and used for preserving wood

2. a colourless liquid made from wood tar and used as an antiseptic

Verb

[-soting, -soted]

to treat with creosote [Greek kreas flesh + sōtēr preserver]

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creosote  (kr-st)

1. A yellow or brown oily liquid obtained from coal tar and used as a wood preservative and disinfectant.

2. A colorless to yellowish oily liquid containing phenols, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, especially from the wood of a beech, and formerly used as an expectorant in treating chronic bronchitis.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	creosote - a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical creosol - a colorless to yellow aromatic liquid that is a constituent of creosote
	2.	creosote - a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood coal-tar creosote organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Verb	1.	creosote - treat with creosote; "creosoted wood" process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

Translations

creosote [ˈkrɪəsəut] n → creosota

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creosote [ˈkrɪəsəut] n → créosote f

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creosote [ˈkrɪəsəut] n → Kreosot nt

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creosote [ˈkrɪəsəut] n → creosoto

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creosote

n creosote [ˈkriəsout]

an oily liquid obtained from coal tar, used in preserving wood. kreosoot سائِل الكريزوت لِحِفظ الأحشاب хим. креозот kreozot kreosol; træimprægneringsmiddel das Kreosot βαρύ έλαιο πίσσας για τη συντήρηση του ξύλου creosota kreosoot جوهر قطران kreosootti créosote שֶׁמֶן מָגֵן לְעֵץ लकड़ी को सुरक्षित रखने में इस्तेमाल किया जाने वाला भूरे रंग का तेल kreozot karbolsav kreasot kreósót creosoto クレオソート 크레오소트 kreozotas kreozots kreosot creosoot kreosot kreozot creosoto creo­zot креозот kreozot kreozot kreozot kreosot น้ำมันสีน้ำตาลใช้ทารักษาเนื้อไม้ kreozot, katran ruhu (木材防腐用的)雜酚油, 碳酸 креозот روغن قطران dầu crêôzốt （木材防腐用的）杂酚油, 碳酸