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Definition: Pyroligneous Acid |
Pyroligneous AcidNoun1. A red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Chemistry | The aqueous portion, after separation of the tar, of the liquor obtained during the destructive distillation of wood, particularly from certain species of angiospermae containing 4-6 per cent of O-acetyl groups. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: Pyroligneous AcidSynonym: wood vinegar (n). (additional references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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pyroligneous acid | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "pyroligneous acid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | traesyre (pyracetic acid, pyroligneous liquor, wood acid, wood vinegar), traedestillat renset for tjaerefraktioner (pyracetic acid, wood acid, wood vinegar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | houtazijnzuur (pyracetic acid, wood acid, wood vinegar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | puuhappo (pyracetic acid, pyroligneous liquor, wood acid, wood vinegar), puuetikka (pyracetic acid, pyroligneous liquor, wood acid, wood vinegar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | acide pyroligneux (pyracetic acid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Holzessigsäure (pyracetic acid, wood acid, wood vinegar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | οξύ εκ ξύλου,οξεϊκόν οξύ (pyracetic acid, wood acid, wood vinegar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | acido pirolegnoso (pyracetic acid, wood acid, wood vinegar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | yroligneouspay aciday ácido pirolenhoso (pyracetic acid, wood acid, wood vinegar). (various references) ácido piroleñoso (pyracetic acid, wood acid, wood vinegar). (various references) träsyra (pyracetic acid, pyroligneous liquor, wood acid, wood vinegar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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-4 letters: cardiologies, craniologies, despairingly, indecorously, laryngoscope, perniciously, prodigiously, redisplaying, supercoiling, supercooling. | |
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