pyroxylic

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adjective

Created by the destructive distillation of wood.

OriginEnglish xylic ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) →
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Meanings

adjectivepyroxylic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletechemistryCreated by the destructive distillation of wood.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishxylic
  7. Englishpyroxylic

From pyro- + xylic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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