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pyroligneous

adjective
py·​ro·​lig·​ne·​ous | \ ¦pīrō¦lignēəs\

Definition of pyroligneous

: obtained by destructive distillation of wood pyroligneous liquor — compare pyroligneous acid

History and Etymology for pyroligneous

French pyroligneux, from pyr- + ligneux woody, from Latin lignosus, from lign- + -osus -ose

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