coal tar Definition
coal tar
noun
a black, thick, opaque liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal, used in making dyes, medicines, plastics, paints, etc.
coal tar Usage Examples
Converse of object
contain: Inn 54 ( B ) " Along with the St Andrew's Hospital crockery a number of bottles containing coal tar were also excavated.
Modifies a noun
- pitch: Three petroleum pitches and three coal tar pitches were prepared from Ashland A240 and a soft coal tar pitch, respectively.
- soap: The most exciting thing was Sid demanding coal tar soap, nothing flowery scented that Kathy might get suspicious at.
- solution: Coal Tar Paste BP containing strong coal tar solution 7.5 % in zinc paste.
- product: Emollient therapy will help reduce skin scaling and cracking and mild to moderate psoriasis is treated with coal tar products, dithranol or calcipotriol.
- dye: Many of these stains were coal tar dyes developed in a dazzling array for the textile industry.
- dyestuff: Coal tar dyestuffs Between 1820 and 1850 a great deal of research went on into the chemistry of coal tar.
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