mineral+tar

  • 1Mineral 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 …

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  • 2mineral tar — n. MALTHA (sense 1) …

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  • 3mineral 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] * * * …

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  • 4mineral tar — bitumen of the consistency of tar; maltha. [1790 1800] * * * …

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  • 5mineral tar — /mɪnərəl ˈta/ (say minuhruhl tah) noun bitumen of the consistency of tar; maltha …

  • 6mineral tar — See mineral oil …

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  • 7Tar — 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… …

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  • 8Tar 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 …

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  • 9Tar 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 …

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  • 10mineral — 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,… …

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