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 cre·o·sote /ˈkriəˌsot/
 雜芬油,木餾油,碳酸(vt.)用木餾油處理

 cre·o·sote /ˈkrɪəˌsot/ 名詞

 Cre·o·sote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Creosoted p. pr. & vb. n. Creosoting.] To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay.
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 Cre·o·sote n.  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 exposure.  It is a complex mixture of various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood.
 Note: ☞ It is remarkable as an antiseptic and deodorizer in the preservation of wood, flesh, etc., and in the prevention of putrefaction; but it is a poor germicide, and in this respect has been overrated.  Smoked meat, as ham, owes its preservation and taste to a small quantity of creosote absorbed from the smoke to which it is exposed. Carbolic acid is {phenol1} proper, while creosote is a mixture of several phenols.
 Coal-tar creosote Chem., a colorless or yellow, oily liquid, obtained in the distillation of coal tar, and resembling wood-tar oil, or creosote proper, in composition and properties.

 creosote
      n 1: a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by
           distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
      2: a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar;
         used as a preservative for wood [syn: coal-tar creosote]
      v : treat with creosote; "creosoted wood"