picamar

P3I1C3A1M3A1R1

noun

An oily liquid hydrocarbon extracted from the creosote of beechwood tar, and consisting essentially of certain derivatives of pyrogallol.

OriginLatin pix →
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Meanings

nounpicamar (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn oily liquid hydrocarbon extracted from the creosote of beechwood tar, and consisting essentially of certain derivatives of pyrogallol.

Origin

  1. Latinpix
  2. Englishpicamar

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

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Anagrams

Campari
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Chicago

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