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wood vinegar

American

noun

pyroligneous acid.

wood vinegar British

noun

another name for pyroligneous acid

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Origin of wood vinegar

First recorded in 1830–40

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wood vinegar

Now raise the mixture once to boiling in a bright copper boiler, mix with it, while hot, 50 parts of wood vinegar, and when cold put into bottles.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 by Various

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