coal tar
coal 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 medicinal soap and shampoo, and industrially for the manufacture of many products.
Noun
coal tar (countable and uncountable, plural coal tars)
- 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 medicinal soap and shampoo, and industrially for the manufacture of many products.
- Lewis Kirk, the inventor of the steam hammer, and John Dodsworth, of Reading, Penn. have invented a new compound which they say "experience has proved to be a superior compound for preventing friction. The invention is the union, under a high degree of heat, of oil with asphaltum, or with coal tar...1847, editorial staff, “New Lubricating Compound”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68
- Phenol can be obtained from coal tars by two methods : (a) Directly by separation of the product contained in this type of feedstock, at the rate of 0.5 to 1.5 per cent weight.1989, Alain Chauvel, Gilles Lefebvre, Petrochemical Processes: Major Oxygenated, Chlorinated And Nitrated Derivatives, page 123
coal tar meaning in Tamil and Persian
coal tar in Tamil
- நிலக்கரித் தார், நிலக்கரித்தார்
coal tar in Persian
- black viscous tar
- قطران زغالسنگ qatrân-e zoġâl-sang
Forms of coal tar
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Questions about coal tar
- What does coal tar mean?
- Coal tar means 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 medicinal soap and shampoo, and industrially for the manufacture of many products.
- What is coal tar in Tamil?
- Coal tar in Tamil is நிலக்கரித் தார், நிலக்கரித்தார். See Coal tar meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is coal tar?
- Coal tar is a noun.
- What is the plural of coal tar?
- The plural of coal tar is coal tars.
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