Coal_tar Coal_tar

Coal tar - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Anthracite, Ash, Ashes, Benzine, Blaze, Blister, Brand, Briquette, Bunker, Burn, Butane, Calx, Carbon, Cast, Cauterize, Char, Charcoal, Cinder, Clinker, Coke, Combustible

Coal tar is the liquid by-product of the distillation of coal to make coke. The gaseous by-product produced by this process is commonly known as town gas.

Coal tar is very viscous and strong smelling. It can be made into coal tar soap, and is used in medicated shampoo to kill and repel head lice and as a treatment for dandruff and psoriasis.


Example Usage of Coal

benweiner: @danzcox #copenhagen Better not burn any Coal as you go. #unintentionalambassador
SandipSen: The only place where the U.S. is a laggard Climate Change pacts http://bit.ly/XUrUd. For it is the Coal & OIl lobby which decides policy
AmieStone: #nowplaying: You Bad ~ Wande Coal
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