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Encyclopediapyroligneous acidpyroligneous acid (pī"rulig'nēus) [key], a dark liquid that is essentially a mixture of acetic acid and methanol (wood alcohol) and is obtained in the destructive distillation of wood. It once served as a commercial source of acetic acid. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on pyroligneous acid from Infoplease:
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