Meanings
- uncountablechemistryA dark liquid, produced by destructive distillation of wood; containing acetic acid, methanol, oils and tars; once used as a commercial source of acetic acid.
Synonyms: wood acid, wood vinegar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA dark liquid, produced by destructive distillation of wood; containing acetic acid, methanol, oils and tars; once used as a commercial source of acetic acid.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Estonian puiduäädikas
- puiduäädikasdark liquid
German Holzessig
- Holzessigdark liquid
Indonesian cuka kayu
- cuka kayudark liquid
Japanese 木酢液
- 木酢液 (mokusaku-eki)dark liquid
Polish ocet drzewny
- ocet drzewnydark liquid
Portuguese ácido pirolenhoso
- ácido pirolenhosodark liquid
Russian древесноу́ксусная кислота́
- древесноу́ксусная кислота́ (drevesnoúksusnaja kislotá)dark liquid
Spanish ácido piroleñoso
- ácido piroleñosodark liquid
Ukrainian деревний оцет
- деревний оцет (derevnyj ocet)dark liquid
Cite this entry
pyroligneous acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroligneous%20acid
“pyroligneous acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroligneous%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyroligneous acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroligneous%20acid.
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