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Coal tar   /koʊl tɑr/   Listen
Coal tar

noun
1.
A tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds.





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"Coal tar" Quotes from Famous Books



... is rendered almost proof against rot by thorough seasoning, charring and immersion in hot coal tar. ...
— Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 • Barkham Burroughs
... residual products, which has suffered so great and sudden a decline in value, for which various remedies have been proposed, though none of them, I regret to say, have as yet restored anything like the former value. A statement of the highest prices realized for coal tar products, and a comparison with those obtained on the 30th of March last year and at the same time this year, may ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 • Various


Words linked to "Coal tar" :   naphthalene, tar, pitch


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