English Explanatory Dictionary

birch tar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A substance (liquid when heated) derived from dry distillation of birch bark, and composed of phenols such as guaiacol, cresol, xylenol and creosol.

Word forms

birch tar

Synonyms

birch pitch
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