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pyroligneous |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyroligneous \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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