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cre⋅o⋅sote

  [kree-uh-soht] noun, verb, -sot⋅ed, -sot⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
2. coal-tar creosote.
–verb (used with object)
3. to treat with creosote.
Origin:
< G Kreosote (1832) < Gk kreo-, comb. form of kréas flesh + sōtēr savior, preserver (in reference to its antiseptic properties)

Related forms:
cre⋅o⋅sot⋅ic  [kree-uh-sot-ik] , adjective
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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 disinfectant. It can cause severe neurological disturbances if inhaled in strong concentrations.

tr.v.   cre·o·sot·ed, cre·o·sot·ing, cre·o·sotes
To treat or paint with creosote.

[German Kreosot : Greek kreas, flesh; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots + Greek sōtēr, preserver (from sōzein, to save; see teuə- in Indo-European roots).]
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Word Origin & History

creosote 
1835, from Ger. kreosot, coined 1832 by its discoverer, German-born natural philosopher Carl Ludwig, Baron Reichenbach (1788–1869) from Gk. kreo-, comb. form of kreas "flesh" + soter "preserver," from soizein "save, preserve." So called because it was used as an antiseptic.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cre·o·sote
Pronunciation: 'krE-&-"sOt
Function: noun
1 : a clear or yellowish flammable oily liquid mixture of phenoliccompounds obtained by the distillation of wood tar especially from beech wood and used especially as a disinfectant and as an expectorant in chronic bronchitis
2 : a brownish oilyliquid consisting chiefly of aromatic hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of coal tar and used especially as a wood preservative
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creosote   (krē'ə-sōt')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A yellow or brown oily liquid obtained from coal tar and used as a wood preservative and disinfectant.

  2. A colorless to yellowish oily liquid containing phenols, 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.


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