creosote

creosote
noun
  1. (亦作 creosote oil)[mass noun]a dark brown oil distilled from coal tar and used as a wood preservative. It contains a number of phenols, cresols, and other organic compounds
    杂酚
    ■a colourless, pungent, oily liquid, containing creosol and other compounds, distilled from wood tar and used as an antiseptic
    杂酚油,木溜油
verb
  1. [with obj.]treat (wood) with creosote
    用杂酚处理(木材)
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: coined in German from Greek kreas 'flesh' + sōtēr 'preserver', with reference to its antiseptic properties
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