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PYROLIGNIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pyrolignic mean?
• PYROLIGNIC (adjective)
The adjective PYROLIGNIC has 1 sense:
1. of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation
Familiarity information: PYROLIGNIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
pyroligneous; pyrolignic
Pertainym:
pyrolysis (transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat)
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