lignite tar pitch
1tar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. asphalt, pitch, resin, bitumen; goo, sludge. v. besmirch, stain, blacken, defame; tar and feather. See navigation, covering, punishment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A viscous liquid] Syn. pitch, mineral… …
2Coal 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 …
3coal 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… …
4Creosote — For other uses, see Creosote (disambiguation). Creosote is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water, notably useful for its anti septic and preservative properties.[1] It is produced… …
5Graphite — For other uses, see Graphite (disambiguation). Graphite Graphite specimen General Category Native element mineral …
6picene — I. ˈpīˌsēn adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin picenus of Picenum, from Picenum, ancient Roman province in eastern central Italy : picenian II. noun ( s) Usage …
7Coal gasification — is the process of producing coal gas, a type of syngas–a mixture of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapour (H2O)–from coal. Coal gas, which is a combustible gas, was traditionally used as a source of energy for …
8coal — Synonyms and related words: alcohol, anthracite, ash, ashes, benzine, blaze, blister, brand, briquette, brown coal, bunker, burn, burn in, burn off, burnable, burning ember, butane, calx, carbon, cast, cater, cauterize, char, charcoal, cinder,… …
9materials — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Substances used to produce goods Nouns 1. materials, raw materials, substances, stuff; stock, staples; fuel; grist; stores, goods, provisions (see store); means; baggage, personal property. 2. a. wood,… …
