Definition
A dark, oily liquid made from wood tar that is used to preserve wood and prevent rot, especially in railroad ties and telephone poles.
Etymology
From German Kreosot, coined in 1832 from Greek kreás (flesh) and sōzein (to save/preserve), because it was thought to preserve meat; the term was applied to the wood-preserving compound due to its preservative properties.
Kelly Says
Creosote gave railroad ties their distinctive smell and dark appearance—that pungent odor you notice near train tracks is literally a chemical time machine, keeping 100-year-old wood from rotting. It's why old railroads smell so different from modern cities!
Translations
ARالعربية
كريبسوت
kri-bi-soht
BNবাংলা
ক্রিওসোট
kri-o-soht
CACatalà
creosote
kre-o-soht
CSČeština
kreozotový
kre-o-zo-to-vy
DADansk
creosote
kre-o-soht
DEDeutsch
Creosot
kre-o-soht
ELΕλληνικά
κρεοζόλ
kre-o-zol
ESEspañol
creosota
kre-o-soh-ta
FAفارسی
کرهسُوت
keh-re-soht
FISuomi
kreooti
kre-oo-ti
FRFrançais
créosote
kre-o-soht
GUGU
ક્રિયોસોટ
kri-yo-soht
HEעברית
ק Reeseot
kre-soht
HIहिन्दी
क्रेओसोत
kre-o-soht
IDBahasa Indonesia
creosote
kre-o-soht
ITItaliano
creosota
kre-o-soh-ta
KMKM
ក្រីយូសូត
krai-yoo-soht
MSBahasa Melayu
creosote
kre-o-soht
MYမြန်မာ
ကရီးယိုစိုင်း
ka-ree-yo-soing
NLNederlands
creosote
kre-o-soht
NONorsk
creosote
kre-o-soht
PLPolski
kreozot
kre-o-zot
PTPortuguês
creosota
kre-o-soh-ta
RORomână
creozot
kre-o-zot
RUРусский
креозот
kreo-zot
SVSvenska
creosoter
kre-o-soh-ter
SWKiswahili
creosote
kre-o-soht
TAதமிழ்
கிரியோசோட்
kri-yo-soht
TEతెలుగు
క్రియోసోట్
kri-yo-soht
TRTürkçe
kreozot
kre-o-zot
UKУкраїнська
креозот
kreo-zot
VITiếng Việt
creosote
kre-o-soht