creosote: [19] The term creosote was coined as German kreosot in the early 1830s. Of creosote’s various properties, the one perhaps most valued in the early days after its discovery was that of being antiseptic. Hence the name kreosot, which was intended to mean ‘flesh-preserver’. The first element, kreo-, is a derivative of Greek kréas ‘flesh’; this also produced English pancreas, and is a descendant of an Indo-European base which was also the source of English crude, cruel, and raw. The second comes from Greek sōtér ‘saviour, preserver’, a derivative of Greek sōs. => crude, cruel, pancreas, raw
creosote (n.)
1835, from German Kreosot, coined 1832 by its discoverer, German-born natural philosopher Carl Ludwig, Baron Reichenbach (1788-1869), from Greek kreo-, comb. form of kreas "flesh" (see raw) + soter "preserver," from soizein "save, preserve." So called because it was used as an antiseptic.
双语例句
1. We first treated the wood with creosote.
我们先用杂酚油对木柴进行加工.
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2. Shingles are often dipped in creosote.
屋顶板常浸涂木焦油.
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3. It has also been used to fortify the fungicidal action of creosote.
它也用来起强化防腐油的杀菌作用.
来自辞典例句
4. Combinations of zinc salts and creosote have also been widely employed.
锌盐和防腐油的混合物也已广泛地被采用.
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5. There was no " tug of war " between dye manufacturers and creosote users.