Look up: Coal-tar

1. coal tar
   [n] - a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal
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2. Coal Tar
   A dark brown to black cementitious material produced by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal.
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3. Coal Tar
   A viscous liquid mixture of hydrocarbon compounds, derived, along with coke, from the destructive distillation of coal.
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4. Coal Tar
   This is tar that is produced from coal.
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5. 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 b...
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. coal tar
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kōl tar Definitions: 1. A by-product obtained during the destructive distillation of bituminous coal; a dark semisolid of characteristic naphthalenelike odor and a sharp, burning taste; used to treat skin diseases.
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11. 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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12. coal tar
    Black oily material resulting from the destructive distillation of bituminous coal. The fractional distillation of coal tar yields light oil, middle oil, heavy oil, and anthracene oil; the residue is called pitch. On further distillation a large number of substances are obtained, about 200 of which have been isolated. They are used as dyes and ...
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13. Coal tar
    `Coal tar` is a brown or black liquid of extremely high viscosity, which smells of naphthalene and aromatic hydrocarbons. Coal tar is among the by-products when coal is Applications: Pavement Sealcoat: Coal tar is incorporated into some parking-lot sealcoat products, which are marketed as a means of...
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14. Coal-Tar
    Coal-tar or gas-tar is a thick black viscous liquid produced by the destructive distillation of coal for the manufacture of illuminating gas, consisting principally of oily hydrocarbons. It passes over with the gas into the condensers along with ammonia liquor, but being heavier than the latter, it ...
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