Etymology

picamar

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Today it means: An oily liquid hydrocarbon extracted from the creosote of beechwood tar, and consisting essentially of certain derivatives of pyrogallol. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · derived frompix
  2. English todaypicamar

From Latin pix, picis (“pitch”) + amarus (“bitter”).

Words from the same roots

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