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pyroxanthogen

pyroxanthogen noun: the component of wood tar from which pyroxanthin is obtained.

Noun

pyroxanthogen (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The component of wood tar from which pyroxanthin is obtained

Questions about pyroxanthogen

What does pyroxanthogen mean?
Pyroxanthogen means the component of wood tar from which pyroxanthin is obtained.
What part of speech is pyroxanthogen?
Pyroxanthogen is a noun.

Words near pyroxanthogen in the dictionary

  1. pyrovidicon
  2. pyrovidicons
  3. pyroxamide
  4. pyroxamine
  5. pyroxanthin
  6. pyroxanthogen
  7. pyroxasulfone
  8. pyroxene
  9. pyroxenes
  10. pyroxenic
  11. pyroxenite

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