Meaning of coal tar | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
πίσσα
Suomi
kivihiiliterva
Français
coaltar
Gaeilge
tarra guail
हिन्दी
अलक़तरा
Italiano
catrame
日本語
コールタール
Русский
каменноу́гольная смола́
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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