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Wood vinegar   /wʊd vˈɪnəgər/   Listen
Wood vinegar

noun
1.
A red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars.  Synonym: pyroligneous acid.





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... various Methods, by the Slow and the Quick Processes, with Alcohol, Wine, Grain, Malt, Cider, Molasses, and Beets; as well as the Fabrication of Wood Vinegar, etc., etc. By Prof. H. ...
— Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught • Joshua Rose


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