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Meaning of PYROXYLE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Py*rox"yle\, n. [Cf. F. pyroxyle. See {Pyroxylic},
{-yl}.] Pyroxylic \Pyr`ox*yl"ic\, a. [Pyro- + Gr. ? wood.]
(Old Chem.)
Derived from wood by distillation; -- formerly used in
designating crude wood spirit.
 
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