Meaning Of The Word Wood tar
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Wood tar Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Wood tar?
wood tar in British English
a dark, sticky, syruplike substance obtained by destructive distillation of wood and used in the preservation of timber, rope, etc. noun: a dark viscid product obtained from wood by distillation or by slow burning without flame, used in its natural state to preserve timber, rope, etc., or subjected to further distillation to yield creosote, oils, and a final residuum, wood pitch noun: any tar produced by the destructive distillation of wood: used in producing tarred cord and rope and formerly in medicine as disinfectants and antiseptics |
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