pyrolignic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pyrolignic	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for pyrolignic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pyrolignic adj of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation Synonym(s): pyroligneous, pyrolignic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyroligneous \Pyr`olig"neous\, 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.