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capnomor

capnomor noun: a colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar.

Noun

capnomor (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar.
    • To this class of products belong the two empyreumatic oils which Faraday obtained from fat ; also eupione , creosote , picamar , and capnomor1868-1881, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry

Forms of capnomor

alternative formkapnomar

Origin of capnomor

Borrowed from capno- + Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra, “part”), or some other derivative of μείρομαι (meíromai).

Questions about capnomor

What does capnomor mean?
Capnomor means a colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar.
What part of speech is capnomor?
Capnomor is a noun.

Words near capnomor in the dictionary

  1. capnomancy
  2. capnometer
  3. capnometers
  4. capnometric
  5. capnometry
  6. capnomor
  7. capnoperitoneum
  8. capnophile
  9. capnophiles
  10. capnophilic
  11. capnophilically

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