also: ケレオソート
noun
creosote
Chemical term for the oily liquid distilled from coal tar or wood tar, used as a preservative or antiseptic.
クレオソートは木材の防腐剤として使われる。
Creosote is used as a wood preservative.
Standard katakana spelling from English 'creosote'.
Older or variant katakana form; less common than クレオソート.
Borrowed from English 'creosote', ultimately from German 'Kreosot', coined from Greek roots meaning 'flesh' and 'preserver'.