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Coal Tar
Webster's Dictionary
A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer's ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained, especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Coal Tar'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/coal-tar.html. 1828.