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pyroligneous acid

pyroligneous acid noun: a dark liquid, produced by destructive distillation of wood; containing acetic acid, methanol, oils and tars; once used as a commercial source of acetic acid.

Noun

pyroligneous acid (uncountable)

  1. A dark liquid, produced by destructive distillation of wood; containing acetic acid, methanol, oils and tars; once used as a commercial source of acetic acid.

pyroligneous acid meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

pyroligneous acid in Tamil

பைரோலிக்கினியசமிலம்

pyroligneous acid in Indonesian

dark liquid
cuka kayu

Synonyms of pyroligneous acid

Questions about pyroligneous acid

What does pyroligneous acid mean?
Pyroligneous acid means a dark liquid, produced by destructive distillation of wood; containing acetic acid, methanol, oils and tars; once used as a commercial source of acetic acid.
What is pyroligneous acid in Tamil?
Pyroligneous acid in Tamil is பைரோலிக்கினியசமிலம். See Pyroligneous acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pyroligneous acid?
Pyroligneous acid is a noun.

Words near pyroligneous acid in the dictionary

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

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