{"id":104670,"date":"2021-05-09T05:54:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T05:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=104670"},"modified":"2023-08-31T06:27:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T06:27:48","slug":"tar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/tar\/","title":{"rendered":"Tar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brown, sticky mass formed when tobacco smoke condenses.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Complex oily mixtures derived from coal or wood (pine). Prolonged exposure to some crude tars occupationally may lead to multiple cutaneous warty lesions (pitch warts). Squamous carcinoma may supervene. More refined extracts of tar are used in dermatological therapy, especially in psoriasis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A dark, viscid mass of complex chemicals obtained by destructive distillation of tobacco, coal, shale, and organic matter, especially wood from pine and juniper trees.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A sticky, black substance in tobacco smoke that coats the inside of the airways and that contains many carcinogens.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Black, sticky substance from tobacco smoke that builds up in the lungs and promotes cancer development.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The dark, sticky mixture of chemicals that is formed when tobacco burns.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-19\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Coal tar is a dense, adhesive liquid derived from organic sources like peat, coal, or wood. It finds application as an ingredient in certain skin products designed to treat conditions like psoriasis and eczema, as well as in specific soaps and shampoos.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-21\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Residues of tar resulting from the combustion of tobacco in cigarette smoke accumulate as deposits within the lungs of smokers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brown, sticky mass formed when tobacco smoke condenses. Complex oily mixtures derived from coal or wood (pine). Prolonged exposure to some crude tars occupationally may lead to multiple cutaneous warty lesions (pitch warts). Squamous carcinoma may supervene. More refined extracts of tar are used in dermatological therapy, especially in psoriasis. A dark, viscid mass of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-t"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tar - Definition of Tar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Brown, sticky mass formed when tobacco smoke condenses.Complex oily mixtures derived from coal or wood (pine). 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