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Coal tar

Coal tar Meaning & Definition
Coal tar Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Coal tar?

[n] a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds

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See Also | naphthalene | pitch | tar

Coal tar In Webster's Dictionary

\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. Note: Among its important ingredients are benzene, aniline, phenol, naphtalene, anthracene, etc., which are respectively typical of many dye stuffs, as the aniline dyes, the phthale["i]ns, indigo, alizarin, and many flavoring extracts whose artificial production is a matter of great commercial importance.

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