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  • 1Wright's Coal Tar Soap — Coal Tar Soap logo 1922 magazine advert Created by William Val …

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  • 2Wrights Coal Tar Soap — Created by William Valentine Wright in 1860, Wright s Traditional Soap, or Wright s Coal Tar Soap, is a popular brand of antiseptic soap that is designed to thoughly cleanse the skin. It is an orange colour. History For over 130 years, Wright’s… …

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  • 3coal 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 …

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  • 4coal 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 …

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  • 5coal tar — noun (U) a thick black sticky liquid made by heating coal without air, from which many drugs and chemical products are made: coal tar soap …

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  • 6Coal 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 …

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  • 7coal tar — noun A black, viscous tar made by the destructive distillation of coal (to make coke and town gas); it contains a great number of compounds including hydrocarbons and phenols; used in the preparation of medicated soap and shampoo, and… …

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  • 8carbolic soap — noun (U) a strong soap made from coal tar 1 (1) …

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  • 9Julian Henry — (born 11 June, 1959 in England) is best known in the world of public relations in the UK where he is the founder of Henry s House, a marketing company that represents a range of clients and brands in the world of entertainment and business. [cite …

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  • 10Seborrhea — A accumulation of scales of greasy skin, often on the scalp. Seborrhea is commonly known as dandruff. Treatment is with gentle washing, avoiding the use of harsh or perfumed soaps that can further irritate the oil glands. Coal tar soap and… …

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