Look up: Coal-tar

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   coal tar
   [n] - a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal
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   Coal Tar
   A dark brown to black cementitious material produced by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal.
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   Coal Tar
   A viscous liquid mixture of hydrocarbon compounds, derived, along with coke, from the destructive distillation of coal.
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   Coal Tar
   This is tar that is produced from coal.
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   Coal tar
   Coal' tar` A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer's ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained, especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series. » Among its important ingredients are benzene, aniline, phenol, naphtalene, anthracene, etc., which are respectively ...
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   coal tar
   <pharmacology> A byproduct obtained during the breakdown of bituminous coal used in the treatment of some skin diseases (for example psoriasis). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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   coal tar
   noun 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
   `Coal tar` is a brown or black liquid of high viscosity, which smells of naphthalene and aromatic hydrocarbons. Coal tar is among the by-products when coal is carbonized to make coke or gasified to make coal gas. Coal tars are complex and variable mixtures of phenols, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and heterocyclic compounds.
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   Coal tar
   • A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer`s ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained, especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series.
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    coal tar
    principal liquid product resulting from the carbonization of coal, i.e., the heating of coal in the absence of air, at temperatures ranging from ... [3 related articles]
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    coal tar
    A dense black viscous liquid produced by the destructive distillation of coal; coke and coal gas are other products. Fractional distillation of coal tar produces a wide variety of industrially important substances. These include asphalt and creosote, a wood preservative; also various oils used as fu...
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    coal tar
    coal tar, product of the destructive distillation of bituminous coal. Coal tar can be distilled into many fractions to yield a number of useful organic products, including benzene, toluene, xylene, naphthalene, anthracene, and phenanthrene. These substances, called the coal-tar crudes, form the star...
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    Coal-tar
    Coal-tar is a thick black viscous liquid produced by the destructive distillation of coal. Coal-tar yields benzene, creosote, paraffin, aniline and dyes.
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