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the final product of the destructive distillation of wood.
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wood pitch — the final product of the destructive distillation of wood. * * * wood pitch, the dark residue yielded by wood tar on further distillation … Useful english dictionary
wood pitch — /ˈwʊd pɪtʃ/ (say wood pich) noun See wood tar …
wood tar — noun any tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood • Hypernyms: ↑natural resin • Hyponyms: ↑pine tar * * * noun : tar obtained by the destructive distillation of wood either as a deposit from pyroligneous acid or as a residue from the… … Useful english dictionary
pitch — I. /pɪtʃ / (say pich) verb (t) 1. to set up or erect (a tent, camp, etc.). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position (as cricket stumps, etc.). 3. to set or aim at a certain point, degree, level, etc.: he pitched his hopes …
wood tar — a dark viscid product obtained from wood by distillation or by slow burning without flame, used in its natural state to preserve timber, rope, etc., or subjected to further distillation to yield creosote, oils, and a final residuum, wood pitch.… … Universalium
wood tar — /ˈwʊd ta/ (say wood tah) noun a dark viscid product obtained from wood by distillation or burning slowly without flame, used in its natural state to preserve timber, etc., or subjected to further distillation, when it yields creosote, oils, and a …
Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
Pitch (resin) — Pitch is the name for any of a number of highly viscous liquids which appear solid. Pitch can be made from petroleum products or plants. Petroleum derived pitch is also called bitumen. Pitch produced from plants is also known as resin. Products… … Wikipedia
pitch — pitch1 [pich] n. [ME pich < OE pic < L pix (gen. picis) < IE base * pi , to be fat > FAT] 1. a black, sticky substance formed in the distillation of coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc. and used for waterproofing, roofing, pavements,… … English World dictionary
Pitch — Pitch, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.] 1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
