Synonyms for coal tar
- noun
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Definitions
- n. 1
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.
Related words
- Other spellings
- coal-tar coaltar
Example sentences
- pitch He listened to my pitch, so he must be interested.
By length
- 5 letters
- pitch1