Pine tar along with many other ingredients due to a lack of proof of their effectiveness. Some pine tar products contain creosote, a probable carcinogen. Creosote potentially may be produced when the pine wood is heated up to high temperatures in the creation of pine tar. Pine tar is also used in veterinary medicine as an expectorant and an antiseptic in chronic skin conditions. Pine tar Pine tar is a sticky material produced by the high temperature carbonization of pine wood in anoxic conditions (dry distillation or destructive distillation). The wood is rapidly decomposed by applying heat and pressure in a closed
English words of Greek origin πρεσβύτερος ("presbýteros" 'elder'), and "church" < Old English "cirice", "circe" < probably κυριακή [οἰκία] ("kȳriakḗ [oikía]" 'lord's [house]'). In some cases, the orthography of these words was later changed to reflect the Greek – and Latin – spelling: "e.g.", "quire" was respelled as "choir" in the 17th century. Sometimes this was done incorrectly: "ache" is from a Germanic root; the spelling "ache" reflects Samuel Johnson's incorrect etymology from Greek ἄχος. Many more words were borrowed by scholars writing in Medieval and Renaissance Latin. Some words were borrowed in essentially their original meaning, often transmitted through classical Latin: "topic", "type", "physics",