COAL TAR


Meaning of COAL TAR in English

— coal-tar , adj.

a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) , which is used chiefly in making pavements.

[ 1775-85 ]

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