pyroxylic

Created by the destructive distillation of wood.

Adjective

  1. Created by the destructive distillation of wood.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English xylic English pyroxylic From pyro- + xylic.

Derived

pyroxylic spirit