Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Coal tar distillates

Serbian translation:

destilati katrana/smole/tera kamenog uglja

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English term

Coal tar distillates

English to Serbian Science Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) Chemistry
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destilati katrana/smole/tera kamenog uglja

coal tar > ter kamenog uglja
(Mihalidi A. i M, Hemijsko-tehnološki rečnik)



Webster's Online Dictionary:

Coal Tar > A tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds.

- Chemical Industry - The non-aqueous portion of the liquid distillate obtained as a by-product from the destructive distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of coal gas or coke.
- Health - A by-product of the destructive distillation of coal used as a topical antieczematic. It is an antipruritic and keratoplastic agent used also in the treatment of psoriasis and other skin conditions. Occupational exposure to soots, tars, and certain mineral oils is known to be carcinogenic according to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985) (Merck Index, 11th ed).
- Mining - Tar obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal, usually in coke ovens or in retorts, and consisting of numerous constituents (such as benzene, xylenes, naphthalene, pyridine, quinoline, phenol, cresols, light oil, and creosote) that may be obtained by distillation.

Serbo-Croatian - ugljena smola, katran (oil tar, tar)
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