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pyroxylic spirit

pyroxylic spirit noun: a mixture of acetone, methanol, methyl acetate, etc. obtained by the destructive distillation of wood in the manufacture of pyroligneous acid.

Noun

pyroxylic spirit

  1. A mixture of acetone, methanol, methyl acetate, etc. obtained by the destructive distillation of wood in the manufacture of pyroligneous acid.

Questions about pyroxylic spirit

What does pyroxylic spirit mean?
Pyroxylic spirit means a mixture of acetone, methanol, methyl acetate, etc. obtained by the destructive distillation of wood in the manufacture of pyroligneous acid.
What part of speech is pyroxylic spirit?
Pyroxylic spirit is a noun.

Words near pyroxylic spirit in the dictionary

  1. pyroxyfur
  2. pyroxyl
  3. pyroxyle
  4. pyroxyles
  5. pyroxylic
  6. pyroxylic spirit
  7. pyroxylin
  8. pyroxyline
  9. pyroxylins
  10. pyrozone
  11. pyrraline

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