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Créosote — Général No CAS 8001 58 9 No EINECS … Wikipédia en Français
créosote — [ kreɔzɔt ] n. f. • 1832; gr. kreas « chair » et sôzein « conserver » ♦ Mélange huileux de phénols et de crésols obtenu par distillation des goudrons du bois (hêtre, bouleau) qu il protège des parasites. Injection de créosote dans des poteaux. La … Encyclopédie Universelle
Creosote — Créosote Créosote Général No CAS 8001 58 9 No EINECS … Wikipédia en Français
Creosote — Cre o*sote (kr[=e] [ o]*s[=o]t), n. [Gr. kre as, gen. kre ws, flesh + sw zein to preserve.] (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Creosote — Cre o*sote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Creosoted} ( s? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Creosoting}.] To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the prevention of decay … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creosote — ► NOUN 1) a dark brown oil distilled from coal tar, used as a wood preservative. 2) a liquid distilled from wood tar and used as an antiseptic. ► VERB ▪ treat with creosote. ORIGIN from Greek kreas flesh + s t r preserver … English terms dictionary
creosote — [krē′ə sōt΄] n. [Ger kreosot < Gr kreas (gen. kreōs), flesh (see CRUDE) + sōtēr, savior < sōzein, to save, preserve < IE base * teu , to swell (> TUMOR); so named (1832) by K. v. Reichenbach (1788 1869), Ger scientist] 1. a… … English World dictionary
creosote — |ó| s. m. O mesmo que creosoto. ‣ Etimologia: alemão Kreosot … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Creosote — For other uses, see Creosote (disambiguation). Creosote is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water, notably useful for its anti septic and preservative properties.[1] It is produced… … Wikipedia
creosote — creosotic /kree euh sot ik/, adj. /kree euh soht /, n., v., creosoted, creosoting. n. 1. an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and… … Universalium
