- pine tar oil
- rectified tar o.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pine tar oil
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rectified tar oil — the volatile oil from pine tar rectified by steam distillation; in veterinary medicine, administered internally as a stimulant expectorant and externally as an antipruritic, antiseptic, and stimulant for skin diseases. Also used as a disinfectant … Medical dictionary
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tar — A thick, semisolid, blackish brown mass, of complex hydrocarbon composition, obtained by the destructive distillation of carbonaceous materials. For individual tars, see specific names. rectified t. oil a volatile oil distilled from pine t.; used … Medical dictionary
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