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Definitions of coal tar
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  • creosote a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
  • toluene a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels
  • naphthalene a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
  • coal tar a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds
  • coal-tar creosote a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood
  • cumarone a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins
  • pyrene a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar
  • benzofuran a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins
  • indene a colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins
  • coumarone a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins
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