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Definition of creosote in English: creosotenoun ˈkriːəsəʊtˈkriəˌsoʊt 1mass noun A dark brown oil containing various phenols and other organic compounds, distilled from coal tar and used as a wood preservative. 杂酚油 Example sentencesExamples - If you are really desperate, take advantage of the hot weather and slap a coat of creosote on the garden fence or shed.
- Common aromatic compounds other than benzene include toluene, naphthalene, and anthracene, all of which are present in coal tar or creosote.
- However, the chemical often used to preserve the wood, coal tar creosote, can present some problems.
- An original child's rocker is also kept here, which has been in the family for over 150 years, and is dosed with creosote in an effort to preserve the wood.
- The common wood preservatives are creosote, penta-chlorophenol in oil, and copper and sodium napthanates.
- Avoid using wood treated with creosote or penta, as the vapors can injure some plants.
- 1.1 A colourless, pungent, oily liquid, containing creosol and other compounds, distilled from wood tar and used as an antiseptic.
杂酚油 Example sentencesExamples - I've been bathed in creosote in Utah by a Native American Indian.
- The residents fear that the inhalation of creosote fumes, which have an odor like scorched tar, is yet another route of exposure in an already toxic environment.
- The smell is due to creosote deposits in the chimney, a natural byproduct of wood burning.
- Soot and creosote build-up cause foul odors, excessive and carcinogenic smoke and fire danger.
- We learn that the Cahuilla Indians in the Mojave Desert, where we are, inhaled the vapors from boiling creosote to treat respiratory infections.
verbˈkriːəsəʊtˈkriəˌsoʊt [with object]Treat (wood) with creosote. 用杂酚处理（木材） Example sentencesExamples - The original effect of the thickly creosoted sculptures was partly olfactory; the smell of the shore is more than salt alone.
- Yesterday, kept waiting for the rain to stop so I could creosote the new step my neighbour replaced on the terrace, but I kept getting the timing wrong.
- Agnes was leaning over the creosoted garden-gate, and behind her there stood a young man who had the figure of a Greek athlete and the face of an English one.
- Leaning on a creosoted railing London makes sense.
- One time her neighbour caught her creosoting her garden fence at five am in the morning.
- ‘I'm going home to creosote the fence,’ replied Shearer.
OriginMid 19th century: coined in German from Greek kreas 'flesh' + sōtēr 'preserver', with reference to its antiseptic properties. Definition of creosote in US English: creosotenounˈkrēəˌsōtˈkriəˌsoʊt 1A 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 Example sentencesExamples - Common aromatic compounds other than benzene include toluene, naphthalene, and anthracene, all of which are present in coal tar or creosote.
- An original child's rocker is also kept here, which has been in the family for over 150 years, and is dosed with creosote in an effort to preserve the wood.
- The common wood preservatives are creosote, penta-chlorophenol in oil, and copper and sodium napthanates.
- However, the chemical often used to preserve the wood, coal tar creosote, can present some problems.
- If you are really desperate, take advantage of the hot weather and slap a coat of creosote on the garden fence or shed.
- Avoid using wood treated with creosote or penta, as the vapors can injure some plants.
- 1.1 A colorless, pungent, oily liquid, containing creosol and other compounds, distilled from wood tar and used as an antiseptic.
杂酚油 Example sentencesExamples - Soot and creosote build-up cause foul odors, excessive and carcinogenic smoke and fire danger.
- The residents fear that the inhalation of creosote fumes, which have an odor like scorched tar, is yet another route of exposure in an already toxic environment.
- The smell is due to creosote deposits in the chimney, a natural byproduct of wood burning.
- I've been bathed in creosote in Utah by a Native American Indian.
- We learn that the Cahuilla Indians in the Mojave Desert, where we are, inhaled the vapors from boiling creosote to treat respiratory infections.
verbˈkrēəˌsōtˈkriəˌsoʊt [with object]Treat (wood) with creosote. 用杂酚处理（木材） Example sentencesExamples - ‘I'm going home to creosote the fence,’ replied Shearer.
- Leaning on a creosoted railing London makes sense.
- One time her neighbour caught her creosoting her garden fence at five am in the morning.
- Yesterday, kept waiting for the rain to stop so I could creosote the new step my neighbour replaced on the terrace, but I kept getting the timing wrong.
- The original effect of the thickly creosoted sculptures was partly olfactory; the smell of the shore is more than salt alone.
- Agnes was leaning over the creosoted garden-gate, and behind her there stood a young man who had the figure of a Greek athlete and the face of an English one.
OriginMid 19th century: coined in German from Greek kreas ‘flesh’ + sōtēr ‘preserver’, with reference to its antiseptic properties. |