pine tar

pine tar
noun
a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood
Hypernyms: ↑wood tar

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noun
: tar obtained by destructive distillation of pinewood that is a viscid dark brown phenolic liquid of empyreumatic odor and used chiefly in roofing, in rubber and plastics as a softener and plasticizer, in paints and varnishes, in soaps, and in the treatment of skin diseases

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a very viscid, blackish-brown liquid having an odor resembling that of turpentine, obtained by the destructive distillation of pine wood, used in paints, roofing, soaps, and, medicinally, for skin infections.
[1875-80]

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pine tar noun
A dark, oily substance obtained from pine wood, used in paints, etc, and medicines
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Main Entry:pine

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pine tar,
tar obtained by destructive distillation of pine wood, used in making certain soaps and paints and in medicine for the treatment of certain skin diseases and as an expectorant.

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n. a thick, sticky liquid obtained from the destructive distillation of pinewood, used in soap, roofing, and medicinally for skin infections

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