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cre·o·sote
(krē′ə-sōt′)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 formerly as a disinfectant. It can cause severe neurological disturbances if inhaled in strong concentrations.
3. A blackish residue formed, as on the inside of a flue, through condensation of volatile compounds released by incomplete combustion of wood or other fuel.
tr.v. cre·o·sot·ed, cre·o·sot·ing, cre·o·sotes
To treat or paint with coal-based creosote.
[German Kreosot : Greek kreas, flesh; see kreuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Greek sōtēr, preserver (from sōzein, to save; see teuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]
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creosote
(ˈkrɪəˌsəʊt)n
1. (Elements & Compounds) a colourless or pale yellow liquid mixture with a burning taste and penetrating odour distilled from wood tar, esp from beechwood, contains creosol and other phenols, and is used as an antiseptic
2. (Elements & Compounds) Also called: coal-tar creosote a thick dark liquid mixture prepared from coal tar, containing phenols: used as a preservative for wood
vb
(Building) to treat (wood) with creosote
[C19: from Greek kreas flesh + sōtēr preserver, from sōzein to keep safe]
creosotic adj
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cre•o•sote
(ˈkri əˌsoʊt)n., v. -sot•ed, -sot•ing. n.
1. an strong-smelling, oily liquid obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used as a wood preservative and as an antiseptic.
v.t. 2. to treat with creosote.
[< German Kreosote (1832) < Greek kreo-, comb. form of kréas flesh + sōtēr preserver]
cre`o•sot′ic (-ˈsɒt ɪk) adj.
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cre·o·sote
(krē′ə-sōt′) A yellow or brown oily liquid obtained from coal tar and used as a wood preservative and disinfectant.
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creosote
Past participle: creosoted
Gerund: creosoting
| Imperative |
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| creosote |
| creosote |
| Present |
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| I creosote |
| you creosote |
| he/she/it creosotes |
| we creosote |
| you creosote |
| they creosote |
| Preterite |
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| I creosoted |
| you creosoted |
| he/she/it creosoted |
| we creosoted |
| you creosoted |
| they creosoted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am creosoting |
| you are creosoting |
| he/she/it is creosoting |
| we are creosoting |
| you are creosoting |
| they are creosoting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have creosoted |
| you have creosoted |
| he/she/it has creosoted |
| we have creosoted |
| you have creosoted |
| they have creosoted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was creosoting |
| you were creosoting |
| he/she/it was creosoting |
| we were creosoting |
| you were creosoting |
| they were creosoting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had creosoted |
| you had creosoted |
| he/she/it had creosoted |
| we had creosoted |
| you had creosoted |
| they had creosoted |
| Future |
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| I will creosote |
| you will creosote |
| he/she/it will creosote |
| we will creosote |
| you will creosote |
| they will creosote |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have creosoted |
| you will have creosoted |
| he/she/it will have creosoted |
| we will have creosoted |
| you will have creosoted |
| they will have creosoted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be creosoting |
| you will be creosoting |
| he/she/it will be creosoting |
| we will be creosoting |
| you will be creosoting |
| they will be creosoting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been creosoting |
| you have been creosoting |
| he/she/it has been creosoting |
| we have been creosoting |
| you have been creosoting |
| they have been creosoting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been creosoting |
| you will have been creosoting |
| he/she/it will have been creosoting |
| we will have been creosoting |
| you will have been creosoting |
| they will have been creosoting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been creosoting |
| you had been creosoting |
| he/she/it had been creosoting |
| we had been creosoting |
| you had been creosoting |
| they had been creosoting |
| Conditional |
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| I would creosote |
| you would creosote |
| he/she/it would creosote |
| we would creosote |
| you would creosote |
| they would creosote |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have creosoted |
| you would have creosoted |
| he/she/it would have creosoted |
| we would have creosoted |
| you would have creosoted |
| they would have creosoted |
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Noun 1. [画像:creosote - a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar]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
organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Verb 1. creosote - treat with creosote; "creosoted wood"
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Translations
سائِل الكريزوت لِحِفظ الأحشاب
kreozot
kreosoltræimprægneringsmiddel
karbolsav
kreósót
kreozotas
kreozots
kreozot
katran ruhukreozot
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creosote
(ˈkriəsout) noun an oily liquid obtained from coal tar, used in preserving wood. kreosoot سائِل الكريزوت لِحِفظ الأحشاب хим. креозот creosoto kreozot das Kreosot kreosol; træimprægneringsmiddel βαρύ έλαιο πίσσας για τη συντήρηση του ξύλου creosota kreosoot جوهر قطران kyllästysaine 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 (보존 방부제) 크레오소트 kreozotas kreozots kreosot creosoot kreosot kreozot یو ډول تیل په لرګیو وهل کیږی چی حشرات یی خراب نکړی creosoto creozot креозот kreozot kreozot kreozot kreosot น้ํามันสีน้ําตาลใช้ทารักษาเนื้อไม้ kreozot, katran ruhu (木材防腐用的)雜酚油 креозот روغن قطران dầu crêôzốt (木材防腐用的)杂酚油,碳酸
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cre·o·sote
n. creosota, líquido aceitoso gen. usado como desinfectante y como expectorante catarral.
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