PYROLIGNEOUS ACID


Meaning of PYROLIGNEOUS ACID in English

[py.ro.lig.ne.ous acid] n [F pyroligneux, fr. pyr- + ligneux woody, fr. L lignosus, fr. lignum wood--more at ligneous] (ca. 1790): an acid reddish brown aqueous liquid containing chiefly acetic acid, methanol, wood oils, and tars that is obtained by destructive distillation of wood

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