coal tar

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

ˈcoal tar noun [uncountable] TIMa thick black sticky liquid made by heating coal without air, from which many drugs and chemical products are made 煤焦油 coal tar soap 煤焦油皂

Examples from the Corpus

coal tar• Janice smelt of piety and coal tar soap.• A new family shampoo comes by way of Cuticura Medicated Shampoo, with an original coal tar formula that helps prevent dandruff.• She was using the best guest soap every day instead of the coal tar soap which was to be used by family.• Getting rid of PAHs requires the replacement of old cast iron mains lined with coal tar paper.

ˈcoal tar nounChineseSyllable

sticky made liquid a thick Corpus by black

coal tar
ˈcoal tar

noun [uncountable]
a thick black sticky liquid made by heating coal without air, from which many drugs and chemical products are made:

coal tar soap

coal tar

BrE

/ˈkəʊl tɑː(r)/

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NAmE

/ˈkoʊl tɑːr/

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noun

[uncountable]

a thick black sticky substance produced when gas is made from coal （制作煤气时产生的）煤焦油，煤沥青