Meaning Of The Word Coal tar

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coal tar
uncountable noun: Coal tar is a thick black liquid made from coal which is used for making drugs and chemical products.

coal tar in American English
a black, thick, opaque liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal, used in making dyes, medicines, plastics, paints, etc.
noun: 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

coal tar in British English
noun: a black tar, produced by the distillation of bituminous coal, that can be further distilled to yield benzene, toluene, xylene, anthracene, phenol, etc

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