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Definition of Pyroligneous
1. Adjective. Of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation.
Definition of Pyroligneous
1. a. Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure acetic acid.
Definition of Pyroligneous
1. Adjective. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyroligneous
Literary usage of Pyroligneous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"pyroligneous Acid in Arthritis Deformans.—ROSENTHAL (Monthly Cyclopaedia of
Practical Medicine, 1907, x, 299) recommends this agent as affording relief from ..."
2. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1818)
"... the Sum of Two hundred Pounds. of Acetous Acid called pyroligneous Acid only),
... Acid called pyroligneous Acid, or make or compound any White Lead, ..."
3. Industrial Organic Chemistry: Adapted for the Use of Manufacturers, Chemists by Samuel Philip Sadtler (1912)
"The crude pyroligneous acid, as before stated, contains from four to seven ...
As the pyroligneous acid is largely converted into calcium acetate in the ..."
4. A Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department by Robert Hare (1836)
"pyroligneous acid may be considered as the matter of wood smoke in the liquid form;
... From pyroligneous acid, pure acetic acid may be extricated by ..."
5. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"Above this last temperature, little change occurs, and charcoal, containing the
mineral ash, remains in the retort. The pyroligneous acid contains the ..."
6. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Charles D. Demond (1905)
"The pyroligneous acid contains the important liquid distillates, methyl alcohol
and acetic acid, together with acetone, methyl acetate, allyl alcohol, ..."
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