mineral tar

mineral tar
bitumen of the consistency of tar; maltha.
[1790-1800]

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  • Mineral tar — Tar Tar, n. [OE. terre, tarre, AS. teru, teoru; akin to D. teer, G. teer, theer, Icel. tjara, Sw. tj[ a]ra, Dan. ti[ae]re, and to E. tree. [root]63. See {Tree}.] A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mineral tar — n. MALTHA (sense 1) …   English World dictionary

  • mineral tar — noun a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt • Syn: ↑maltha • Hypernyms: ↑mineral * * * noun : maltha * * * bitumen of the consistency of tar; maltha. [1790 1800] * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • mineral tar — /mɪnərəl ˈta/ (say minuhruhl tah) noun bitumen of the consistency of tar; maltha …  

  • mineral tar — See mineral oil …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Tar — Tar, n. [OE. terre, tarre, AS. teru, teoru; akin to D. teer, G. teer, theer, Icel. tjara, Sw. tj[ a]ra, Dan. ti[ae]re, and to E. tree. [root]63. See {Tree}.] A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tar board — Tar Tar, n. [OE. terre, tarre, AS. teru, teoru; akin to D. teer, G. teer, theer, Icel. tjara, Sw. tj[ a]ra, Dan. ti[ae]re, and to E. tree. [root]63. See {Tree}.] A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tar water — Tar Tar, n. [OE. terre, tarre, AS. teru, teoru; akin to D. teer, G. teer, theer, Icel. tjara, Sw. tj[ a]ra, Dan. ti[ae]re, and to E. tree. [root]63. See {Tree}.] A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mineral — Synonyms and related words: alabaster, alabastrine, amphibole, antimony, apatite, aplite, arsenic, asbestine, asbestos, asphalt, azurite, bauxite, bitumen, boron, brimstone, bromine, brucite, calcite, carbon, celestite, chalcedony, chlorite,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • mineral oil — Petroleum, mineral tar, rock oil, stone oil, Barbadoes tar, Seneca oil …   New dictionary of synonyms

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