ˈcoal tar
1Coal 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 carbonized to make coke or gasified to make coal gas. Coal tars are complex and variable …
2coal tar — 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… …
3Coal tar — Tar Tar, n. [OE. terre, tarre, AS. teru, teoru; akin to D. teer, G. teer, theer, Icel. tjara, Sw. tj[ a]ra, Dan. ti[ae]re, and to E. tree. [root]63. See {Tree}.] A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and …
4Coal tar — Coal Coal (k[=o]l), n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G. kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.] 1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or… …
5Coal 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,… …
6coal tar — n [U] a thick black sticky liquid made by heating coal without air, from which many drugs and chemical products are made ▪ coal tar soap …
7coal tar — coal′ tar n. chem. a viscid black liquid obtained by distillation of coal, used in making dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds • Etymology: 1775–85 coal′ tar , adj …
8coal tar — ► NOUN ▪ a thick black liquid distilled from coal, containing organic chemicals including benzene, naphthalene, phenols, and aniline …
9coal tar — n. a black, thick, opaque liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal, used in making dyes, medicines, plastics, paints, etc …
10coal tar — noun a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds • Hypernyms: ↑pitch, ↑tar • Substance Meronyms: ↑naphthalene * * * noun : tar obtained by the destructive distillation of …
