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pyrolignous

pyrolignous is the alternative form of pyroligneous.

Meaning of pyroligneous

Adjective

pyroligneous (not comparable)

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

Questions about pyrolignous

What is pyrolignous the alternative form of?
Pyrolignous is the alternative form of pyroligneous.

Words near pyrolignous in the dictionary

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

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