"coal tar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coal tars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} coal tar (countable and uncountable, plural coal tars)
  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. Wikipedia link: coal tar Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Coal, Fossil fuels, Petrochemistry, Petroleum Translations (black viscous tar): каменовъглен катран (kamenovǎglen katran) (Bulgarian), 煤焦油 (méijiāoyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), uhelný dehet (Czech), kivihiiliterva (Finnish), coaltar [masculine] (French), tarra guail [masculine] (Irish), catrame [masculine] (Italian), コールタール (kōru-tāru) (Japanese), قطران زغالسنگ (qatrân-e zoğâl-sang) (Persian), каменноу́гольная смола́ (kamennoúgolʹnaja smolá) [feminine] (Russian)

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