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wood creosote — noun see creosote I … Useful english dictionary
Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
Creosote — For other uses, see Creosote (disambiguation). Creosote is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water, notably useful for its anti septic and preservative properties.[1] It is produced… … Wikipedia
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
creosote — noun (U) a thick, brown, oily liquid used for preserving wood creosote verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Créosote — Général No CAS 8001 58 9 No EINECS … Wikipédia en Français
Creosote — Cre o*sote (kr[=e] [ o]*s[=o]t), n. [Gr. kre as, gen. kre ws, flesh + sw zein to preserve.] (Chem.) Wood tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or brown by impurity or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creosote — [krē′ə sōt΄] n. [Ger kreosot < Gr kreas (gen. kreōs), flesh (see CRUDE) + sōtēr, savior < sōzein, to save, preserve < IE base * teu , to swell (> TUMOR); so named (1832) by K. v. Reichenbach (1788 1869), Ger scientist] 1. a… … English World dictionary
creosote — ► NOUN 1) a dark brown oil distilled from coal tar, used as a wood preservative. 2) a liquid distilled from wood tar and used as an antiseptic. ► VERB ▪ treat with creosote. ORIGIN from Greek kreas flesh + s t r preserver … English terms dictionary
wood tar — wood′ tar n. chem. a dark, viscid wood product used to preserve timber, rope, etc., or distilled to yield creosote, oils, and pitch • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
