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pyroligneous acid
noun
- a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
pyroligneous acid
noun
- the crude reddish-brown acidic liquid obtained by the distillation of wood and containing acetic acid, methanol, and acetone Also calledwood vinegar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pyroligneous acid1
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Example Sentences
Confectioners use pyroligneous acid instead of lemon-juice, and there is no objection to it in small quantities.
The Taylor process (experiment No. 21) used a solution of sulphide of calcium in pyroligneous acid.
Before reaching the exhaustor, however, they pass through a cooler in which a quantity of tar and pyroligneous acid is collected.
When wood is slowly burned, it gives off acetic and pyroligneous acid, which in combination with water or moisture form creosote.
This may be done by causing the animal to inhale the fumes of pyroligneous acid, and by the internal use of bayberry bark.
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