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pyrolignite

pyrolignite noun: a crude acetate produced by treating pyroligneous acid with a metal or basic compound.

Noun

pyrolignite (plural pyrolignites)

  1. A crude acetate produced by treating pyroligneous acid with a metal or basic compound.

Forms of pyrolignite

pluralpyrolignites

Origin of pyrolignite

From pyro- + lignite.

Questions about pyrolignite

What does pyrolignite mean?
Pyrolignite means a crude acetate produced by treating pyroligneous acid with a metal or basic compound.
What part of speech is pyrolignite?
Pyrolignite is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrolignite?
The plural of pyrolignite is pyrolignites.

Words near pyrolignite in the dictionary

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

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