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MINERAL TAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mineral tar mean?
• MINERAL TAR (noun)
The noun MINERAL TAR has 1 sense:
1. a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt
Familiarity information: MINERAL TAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
maltha; mineral tar
Hypernyms ("mineral tar" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
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"Just toss it in my hat and I'll sort it to-morrow." (Dutch proverb)