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pine tar oil — rectified tar o … Medical dictionary
birch tar oil — Pyroligneous oil obtained by the dry distillation of the wood of Betula alba and rectified by steam distillation; used externally in the treatment of skin diseases. SYN: birch tar. * * * a pyroligneous oil obtained by dry distillation of the bark … Medical dictionary
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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