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A dark, viscid mass of complex chemicals obtained by destructive distillation of tobacco, coal, shale, and organic matter, esp. wood from pine and juniper trees.
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A dark, viscid mass of complex chemicals obtained by destructive distillation of tobacco, coal, shale, and organic matter, esp. wood from pine and juniper trees.
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