coal tar

Noun
  1. A tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal;
    Coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds (synset 114936050)
    is a type of: pitch, tar - any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
    substance holonym: naphthalene - a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

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