creosote

== English == === Etymology === From German Kreosot in the 1830s, coined in 1832 by German natural philosopher Carl Ludwig, Baron Reichenbach, from Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “flesh”) + σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “preserver”) for its use as an antiseptic and meat-preservative. The creosote bush was named after its scent. By surface analysis, containing creo-. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːəˌsəʊt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɹiəˌsoʊt/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːəˌsəʉt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɹiːəˌsɐʉt/ === Noun === 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. A flammable black porous brittle glassy byproduct of wood burning, typically formed inside chimneys. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === creosote (third-person singular simple present creosotes, present participle creosoting, simple past and past participle creosoted) (transitive) To apply creosote. 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part I, III [Uniform ed., p. 45]: Agnes was leaning over the creosoted garden gate … ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === creosote bush === Anagrams === e-scooter == Spanish == === Verb === creosote inflection of creosotar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative