pyroligneous

adjective

py·​ro·​lig·​ne·​ous

¦pīrō¦lignēəs

: obtained by destructive distillation of wood

pyroligneous liquor

compare pyroligneous acid

Word History

Etymology

French pyroligneux, from pyr- + ligneux woody, from Latin lignosus, from lign- + -osus -ose

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