pyroligneous acid
a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
Origin of pyroligneous acid
1- Also called wood vinegar.
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How to use pyroligneous acid in a sentence
Confectioners use pyroligneous acid instead of lemon-juice, and there is no objection to it in small quantities.
Nelson's Home Comforts | Mary HooperThe Taylor process (experiment No. 21) used a solution of sulphide of calcium in pyroligneous acid.
Before reaching the exhaustor, however, they pass through a cooler in which a quantity of tar and pyroligneous acid is collected.
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel | Samuel William JohnsonWhen wood is slowly burned, it gives off acetic and pyroligneous acid, which in combination with water or moisture form creosote.
Farmers' Bulletin 1889 - Fireplaces and Chimneys | Arthur H. SennerThis may be done by causing the animal to inhale the fumes of pyroligneous acid, and by the internal use of bayberry bark.
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor | George Dadd
British Dictionary definitions for pyroligneous acid
the crude reddish-brown acidic liquid obtained by the distillation of wood and containing acetic acid, methanol, and acetone: Also called: wood vinegar
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