'Pyrolignic' definitions:
Definition of 'pyrolignic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation [syn: pyroligneous, pyrolignic]
Definition of 'Pyrolignic'
From: GCIDE
- 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]