Found 2 items, similar to pyroligneous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pyroligneous pyroligneous adj : of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation [syn: pyrolignic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pyroligneous Pyroligneous \Pyr`o*lig"ne*ous\, Pyrolignic \Pyr`o*lig"nic\, a. [Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.] (Old Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure acetic acid. [1913 Webster]