Portuguese Meaning of coal tar

alcatrão

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Definitions and Meaning of coal tar in English

Wordnet

coal tar (n)

a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds

Webster

coal tar ()

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.

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alcatrão

a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compoundsA thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by

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coal shovel => Pá de carvão, coal seam => Camada de carvão, coal scuttle => Balde de carvão, coal oil => querosene, coal miner's lung => pulmão de mineiro de carvão,