Pyroligneous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pyroligneous \Pyr`o*lig"ne*ous\, Pyrolignic \Pyr`o*lig"nic\, a.
     [Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.] (Old Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in
     the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure
     acetic acid.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pyroligneous
       adj : of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood,
             especially by destructive distillation [syn: {pyrolignic}]