Difference between revisions of "Wood tar"
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 801 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 801 | ||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 27 June 2022
Description
A thick, black resinous product obtained from the destructive distillation of pine or other resinous woods. Wood tar was used as a source for alcohol and turpentine prior to WWI. It has also been used as a preservative and insect repellent.
Synonyms and Related Terms
wood-tar; goudron de bois (Fr.); vegetable tar; pine tar
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 801
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000