PYROLIGNEOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyroligneous mean? 

• PYROLIGNEOUS (adjective)
  The adjective PYROLIGNEOUS has 1 sense:

1. of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation

  Familiarity information: PYROLIGNEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYROLIGNEOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

pyroligneous; pyrolignic

Pertainym:

pyrolysis (transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat)