wood tar

wood tar

n.

A viscous black fluid that is a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood and is used in pitch, preservatives, and medicines.

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wood tar

n

(Elements & Compounds) any tar produced by the destructive distillation of wood: used in producing tarred cord and rope and formerly in medicine as disinfectants and antiseptics

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wood′ tar`

n.

a dark, viscid wood product used to preserve timber, rope, etc., or distilled to yield creosote, oils, and pitch.

[1855–60]

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wood tar - any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood natural resin - a plant exudate pine tar - a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood

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