"pyroxylic" meaning in English

See pyroxylic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pyroxylic.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English xylic English pyroxylic From pyro- + xylic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pyro-|xylic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English xylic English pyroxylic [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*pāwər", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πῦρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pyr", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pyro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "xylic", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pyroxylic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pyroxylic"> From pyro- + xylic. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pyroxylic (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete, chemistry) Created by the destructive distillation of wood. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Derived forms: pyroxylic spirit
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