capnomor

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noun

A colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar.

OriginAncient Greek μοῖρα →
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Meanings

nouncapnomor (uncountable)

alternative kapnomar

  1. dateduncountablechemistryA colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar.

    1868-1881, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry To this class of products belong the two empyreumatic oils which Faraday obtained from fat ; also eupione , creosote , picamar , and capnomor

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμοῖρα“part”
  2. Englishcapnomor

Borrowed from capno- + Ancient Greek μοῖρα (moîra, “part”), or some other derivative of μείρομαι (meíromai).

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APA

capnomor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capnomor

MLA

“capnomor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capnomor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capnomor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capnomor.

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