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pyroligneous

pyroligneous adjective: produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation.

Adjective

pyroligneous (not comparable)

  1. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation.
    Synonyms:
    pyrolignic

Synonyms of pyroligneous

Origin of pyroligneous

From pyro- + ligneous.

Words formed from pyroligneous

Questions about pyroligneous

What does pyroligneous mean?
Pyroligneous means produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation.
What part of speech is pyroligneous?
Pyroligneous is an adjective.

Words near pyroligneous in the dictionary

  1. pyroleters
  2. pyrolidine
  3. pyrolidone
  4. pyrolidonyl
  5. pyrolignate
  6. pyroligneous
  7. pyroligneous acid
  8. pyrolignic
  9. pyrolignite
  10. pyrolignites
  11. pyrolignous

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