pyroligneous

pyroligneous

English

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Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Hellenic *pāwər
Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
Latin pyr
English pyro-
English ligneous
English pyroligneous

    From pyro- + ligneous.

    Adjective

    pyroligneous (not comparable)

    1. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation.

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