coal tar in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.tar1 [Am tɑr, Brit tɑː] N U

II.tar1 <pres part tarring; pt, pp tarred> [Am tɑr, Brit tɑː] VB trans

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tar2 [Am tɑr, Brit tɑː] N (sailor)

coal [Am koʊl, Brit kəʊl] N U or C

coal
carbón m
as black as coal
negro como el carbón
to carry coals to Newcastle
llevar leña al monte
to carry coals to Newcastle
ir a vendimiar y llevar uvas de postre
to haul sb over the coals
reprender severamente a alguien
to haul sb over the coals
poner a alguien como chupa de dómine
to haul sb over the coals
pasarle un buen café a alguien RioPl inf
to heap coals of fire on sb's head
avergonzar a alguien devolviéndole bien por mal
attr coal bin or Brit bunker
carbonera f
coal cellar
carbonera f
coal dust
polvillo m de carbón
coal fire
fuego m de or a carbón
coal industry
industria f del carbón
coal merchant
carbonero m / carbonera f
coal pit
mina f de carbón
coal seam
veta f de carbón

coal tar in the PONS Dictionary

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Created as an accidental byproduct of an attempt to create quinine from coal tar.
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It is a natural constituent of coal tar, from which it was first isolated and characterized.
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As coke was generated, it gave off coal tar as a by-product that was then used in manufacturing many other products.
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These temperatures optimize the production of coal tars richer in lighter hydrocarbons than normal coal tar.
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Plies of felt are adhered with hot asphalt, coal tar pitch or adhesive.
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It occurs naturally in feces (it is produced from tryptophan in the mammalian digestive tract) and coal tar and has a strong fecal odor.
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The carcinogen was thought to be coal tar, possibly containing some arsenic.
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They also investigated certain hydrocarbons occurring in the high boiling point fraction of the coal tar distillate and solved the constitution of phenanthrene.
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It has been isolated from the basic fraction of coal tar and from bone oil.
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This colourless liquid is a component of coal tar.
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