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Meaning of PYROLIGNEOUS

Pronunciation:  `pIru'ligneeus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation
 
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 Synonyms: pyrolignic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pyr`o*lig"ne*ous\, Pyrolignic \Pyr`o*lig"nic\, a.
[Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.] (Old Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in
the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure
acetic acid.
 
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