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creosote

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
creosote/ˈkriːəsəʊt/

▶noun a dark brown oil containing various phenols and other compounds, used as a wood preservative. ▶verb treat with creosote.

– origin C19: coined in Ger. from Gk kreas ‘flesh’ + sōtēr ‘preserver’, with ref. to its antiseptic properties.

'creosote' also found in these Oxford entries:

creosol - creosote bush - cresol

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