creosote, coal-tar creosote
(noun) a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
creosote
(noun) a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
creosote
(verb) treat with creosote; “creosoted wood”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
creosote (countable and uncountable, plural creosotes)
A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
(countable) The creosote bush.
creosote (third-person singular simple present creosotes, present participle creosoting, simple past and past participle creosoted)
To apply creosote.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cre"o*sote (kr"-st), n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood.
Note: It is remarkable as an antiseptic and deodorizer in the preservation of wood, flesh, etc., and in the prevention of putrefaction; but it is a poor germicide, and in this respect has been overrated. Smoked meat, as ham, owes its preservation and taste to a small quantity of creosote absorbed from the smoke to which it is exposed. Carbolic acid is phenol proper, while creosote is a mixture of several phenols. Coal-tar creosote (Chem.), a colorless or yellow, oily liquid, obtained in the distillation of coal tar, and resembling wood-tar oil, or creosote proper, in composition and properties.
Cre"o*sote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Creosoted (-s"td); p. pr. & vb. n. Creosoting.]
Definition: To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
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