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Pyroligneous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Pyroligneous has 1 sense
- pyroligneous(a = adj.pert) pyrolignic - of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
Pyroligneous, a. [Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.].
Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure acetic acid. [1913 Webster]
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