Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - creosote
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Creosote
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Creosote is a thick dark liquid made from coal tar which is used to prevent wood from rotting. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: German Kreosot, from Greek kreas flesh + soter preserver, from sozein to preserve, from sos safe (probably akin to Sanskrit taviti he is strong); from its antiseptic properties — more at raw Date: 1835 1. a clear or yellowish flammable oily liquid mixture of phenolic compounds obtained by the distillation of tar derived from wood and especially from beech wood 2. a brownish oily liquid consisting chiefly of aromatic hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of coal tar and used especially as a wood preservative 3. a dark brown or black flammable tar deposited from especially wood smoke on the walls of a chimney 4. ~ bush II. transitive verb (-soted; -soting) Date: 1836 to treat with ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 (in full creosote oil) a dark-brown oil distilled from coal tar, used as a wood-preservative. 2 a colourless oily fluid distilled from wood tar, used as an antiseptic. --v.tr. treat with creosote. Etymology: G Kreosote f. Gk kreas flesh + soter preserver, with ref. to its antiseptic properties ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1835, from Ger. kreosot, coined from Gk. kreo- comb. form of kreas "flesh" + soter "preserver," from soizein "save, preserve," so called because it was used as an antiseptic. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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