Creosote Definition

krēə-sōt
creosoted, creosotes, creosoting
noun
creosotes
A transparent, oily liquid with a pungent odor, obtained by the distillation of wood tar and used as an antiseptic.
Webster's New World
A black, oily liquid with a pungent odor, obtained by the distillation of coal tar and used as a wood preservative.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage Medicine
(uncountable) The creosote bush.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • coal-tar creosote
verb
To treat (wood, etc.) with creosote.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Creosote

Noun

Singular:
creosote
Plural:
creosotes

Origin of Creosote

  • German Kreosot Greek kreas flesh kreuə- in Indo-European roots Greek sōtēr preserver (from sōzein to save teuə- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Kreosot, from kreas (“flesh”) + soter (“preserver”).

    From Wiktionary

Creosote Sentence Examples

  • It is best to avoid commercial wood preservatives, especially creosote.

  • In a BBC2 transmission " Wild in Your Garden " in May 2003, Simon King advised using creosote soaked rags to repel badgers.

  • There is not much difference between creosote forming from burning dry softwood as compared to burning green hardwoods.

  • The creosote is then forced in at a pressure of from 100 lb to 160 lb to the sq.

  • These woods contain a high amount of extremely flammable creosote which builds up on your chimney walls, leaving it prone to chimney fires.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

ETEOTE

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