coal tar

Noun

Meaning

A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer's ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained, especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

coal-tar

Synonyms

tar bitumen gas tar coal tar pitch coal tar sludge constituent of coal tar has coal tar solution tar distilled from coal coal tar oil pah containing coal tar coaltar pitch

Hypernyms

tar pitch

Examples

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set the legal limit ( permissible exposure limit ) for coal tar pitch volatiles exposure in the workplace as 0.2 mg/m 3 benzene -soluble fraction over an 8-hour workday. Source: Internet

People can be exposed to coal tar pitch volatiles in the workplace by breathing them in, skin contact, or eye contact. Source: Internet

Have used coal tar creams, soaps and solutions in the past to no avail. Source: Internet

It was discovered when a researchers was working on coal tar derivatives. Source: Internet

In 1865 the first "PCB-like" chemical was discovered, and was found to be a byproduct of coal tar. Source: Internet

Kippers were originally dyed using a coal tar dye called Brown FK (the FK is an abbreviation of "For Kippers"), Kipper Brown or Kipper Dye. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

coal seam gas coal seams coal shovel coal tar oil coal tar pitch coal tar product