mineral tar

noun

1. bitumen of the consistency of tar; maltha.

mineral tar

noun

1. a natural black viscous tar intermediate in properties between petroleum and asphalt Also calledmaltha

Word History and Origins

Origin of mineral tar¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

The chief were wine, coal, timber, mineral tar, fertilizers and lobsters and crayfish.

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A kind, called mineral tar, is also drawn from coal by the process of distillation.

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In the vicinity of Los Angeles there are a number of warm springs which throw out and deposit large quantities of bitumen or mineral tar.

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We saw the same kind of roof material as before, a sort of mineral tar which I supposed they must find somewhere about.

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This is the mine of chapapote or mineral tar of the country.

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