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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation;
[syn: pyroligneous, pyrolignic]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pyroligneous \Pyr`o*lig"ne*ous\, Pyrolignic \Pyr`o*lig"nic\, a.
   [Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.] (Old Chem.)
   Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in
   the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure
   acetic acid.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pyroligneous
    adj 1: of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood,
           especially by destructive distillation [syn:
           pyroligneous, pyrolignic]