COAL TAR


Meaning of COAL TAR in English

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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