Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A transparent, colorless, oil-like fluid (C20H22O2) obtained from the smoke of organic bodies or from the tar of wood.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A limpid, colorless oil with a peculiar odor, obtained from beech tar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry, dated A colourless
oil with a peculiar odour, obtained frombeech tar .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek smoke + part.
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