coal tar

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

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Questions about coal tar

What does coal tar mean?

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

Is coal tar a common word?

coal tar is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.