(亦作creosote oil)［mass noun］
1- 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。
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- a colourless, pungent, oily liquid, containing creosol and other compounds, distilled from wood tar and used as an antiseptic杂酚油。
词源
mid 19th cent.:coined in German from Greek kreas 'flesh' + sōtēr 'preserver', with reference to its antiseptic properties.