cre‧o‧sote /ˈkriːəsəʊt $ -soʊt/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: German;
Origin: kreosot, from Greek kreas 'flesh' + soter 'preserver'; because it was used as an antiseptic]
a thick brown oily liquid used for preserving wood
—creosote verb [transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲