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单词 pyroligneous acid
释义

pyroligneous acid


noun Chemistry.

a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
Also called wood vinegar.

Origin of pyroligneous acid

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby pyroligneous acid

pyrognostics, pyrograph, pyrography, pyrokinesis, pyroligneous, pyroligneous acid, pyroligneous alcohol, pyrolize, pyrolusite, pyrolyse, pyrolysis
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British Dictionary definitions for pyroligneous acid

pyroligneous acid

noun

the crude reddish-brown acidic liquid obtained by the distillation of wood and containing acetic acid, methanol, and acetoneAlso called: wood vinegar
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