"birch tar" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. A substance (liquid when heated) derived from dry distillation of birch bark, and composed of phenols such as guaiacol, cresol, xylenol and creosol. Wikipedia link: birch tar Synonyms: birch pitch
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