Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyroxylic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: py-rox-ylic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Created by the destructive distillation of wood.

Obsolete

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.

Usage

Obsolete

Phrases

pyroxylic spirit

Questions

What does pyroxylic mean?: Created by the destructive distillation of wood.
Where does pyroxylic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English xylic English pyroxylic From pyro- + xylic.

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