pyroligneous

[ pahy-ruh-lig-nee-uh s or pahy-ruh-lig-nik ]

/ ˌpaɪ rəˈlɪg ni əs or ˌpaɪ rəˈlɪg nɪk /

produced by the distillation of wood.

Origin of pyroligneous

First recorded in 1780–90; pyro- + ligneous

Acetate of oxide of ethyl, Acetic ether, Pyroligneous ether; ther aceticus, L.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
Those which sought information concerning a crude coagulant (pyroligneous acid) on estates.

The Preparation of Plantation Rubber |Sidney Morgan
The Taylor process (experiment No. 21) used a solution of sulphide of calcium in pyroligneous acid.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 |Various
Pyroligneous acid, both pure and variously diluted with water.

North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 |Various

pyroligneous

/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈlɪɡnɪəs) /

(of a substance) produced by the action of heat on wood, esp by destructive distillation

C18: from French pyroligneux, from pyro- + ligneux ligneous