pyroligneous acid

n. A reddish-brown wood distillate containing acetic acid, methyl alcohol, acetone, and a tarry residue. Also called wood vinegar.

pyroligneous acid

n (Elements & Compounds) the crude reddish-brown acidic liquid obtained by the distillation of wood and containing acetic acid, methanol, and acetone. Also called: wood vinegar

py•ro•lig′ne•ous ac′id

(ˌpaɪ rəˈlɪg ni əs)
n. a yellowish liquid distilled from wood, composed of acetic acid, acetone, and methyl alcohol: used for smoking meats. [1780–90]

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pyroligneous acid - a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tarswood vinegarliquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

pyroligneous acid

(pī'rəlĭg`nēəs), a dark liquid that is essentially a mixture of acetic acidacetic acid
, CH₃CO₂H, colorless liquid that has a characteristic pungent odor, boils at 118&degC;, and is miscible with water in all proportions; it is a weak organic carboxylic acid (see carboxyl group). Glacial acetic acid is concentrated, 99.
..... Click the link for more information. and methanolmethanol,
methyl alcohol,
or wood alcohol,
CH₃OH, a colorless, flammable liquid that is miscible with water in all proportions. Methanol is a monohydric alcohol. It melts at −97.8&degC; and boils at 67&degC;.
..... Click the link for more information. (wood alcohol) and is obtained in the destructive distillation of wood. It once served as a commercial source of acetic acid.