Macintosh found that naphtha - a volatile, oily liquid created in the distillation the aforementioned coal tar, as well as petroleum - could be used to waterproof fabrics.

麦金托什发现，石脑油——在蒸馏前面提到的煤焦油以及石油的过程中所产生的一种易挥发的油状液体——可用于防水织物。

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Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving.

沥青，人造沥青：某种厚厚的、黑而粘的物质，由炭焦、木焦或石油的剩余物中提炼出来，用于防水、盖屋顶、填缝和铺路。

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The process of removing suspended, colloidal, and dissolved impurities from liquid petroleum products by filtering, adsorption, chemical treatment, distillation, bleaching, etc.

用过滤、吸附、化学处理、蒸馏、漂白等方法从液体石油产品中脱除悬浮、胶态及溶解杂质的过程。

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Indeed, the Anglo-Dutch multinational announced today that it had inked an agreement to acquire Koch Materials China , which is involved in the manufacture and marketing of bitumen--that black viscous residue taken from the distillation of crude petroleum--in the country.

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