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Meaning of "pyroxylic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PYROXYLIC

pyroxylic  [ˌpaɪrəkˈsɪlɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYROXYLIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pyroxylic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PYROXYLIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pyroxylic in the English dictionary

The definition of pyroxylic in the dictionary is resulting from the action of fire on wood.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYROXYLIC


acrylic
əˈkrɪlɪk
allylic
ˈælɪlɪk
basilic
bəˈsɪlɪk
basophilic
ˌbeɪsəˈfɪlɪk
bibliophilic
ˌbɪblɪəʊˈfɪlɪk
carboxylic
ˌkɑːbɒkˈsɪlɪk
cresylic
krɪˈsɪlɪk
Cyrillic
sɪˈrɪlɪk
electrophilic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈfɪlɪk
Gaelic
ˈɡeɪlɪk
haematoxylic
ˌhiːmətɒkˈsɪlɪk
hexylic
hɛkˈsɪlɪk
hydrophilic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈfɪlɪk
idyllic
ɪˈdɪlɪk
imbecilic
ˌɪmbɪˈsɪlɪk
killick
ˈkɪlɪk
lipophilic
ˌlɪpəʊˈfɪlɪk
monocarboxylic
ˌmɒnəʊˌkɑːbɒkˈsɪlɪk
neutrophilic
ˈnjuːtrəˌfɪlɪk
thermophilic
ˌθɜːməʊˈfɪlɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYROXYLIC

pyrosulphate
pyrosulphuric
pyrosulphuric acid
pyrotartrate
pyrotechnic
pyrotechnical
pyrotechnically
pyrotechnician
pyrotechnics
pyrotechnist
pyrotechny
pyrovanadic
pyrovanadic acid
pyroxene
pyroxenic
pyroxenite
pyroxenitic
pyroxenoid
pyroxylin
pyroxyline

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYROXYLIC

benzylic
beylic
brachydactylic
cacodylic
carbonylic
dactylic
ethylic
hexadactylic
hydroxylic
hylic
macrodactylic
methylic
perissodactylic
phenylic
propylic
sibylic
uranylic
vinylic
xylic
zygodactylic

Synonyms and antonyms of pyroxylic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pyroxylic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PYROXYLIC

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Translator English - Chinese

pyroxylic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pyroxylic
570 millions of speakers

English

pyroxylic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pyroxylic
380 millions of speakers
ar

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pyroxylic
280 millions of speakers

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pyroxylic
278 millions of speakers

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pyroxylic
270 millions of speakers

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pyroxylic
260 millions of speakers

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pyroxylic
220 millions of speakers

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Pyroxylic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pyroxylic
180 millions of speakers

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pyroxylic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pyroxylic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pyroxylic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pyroxylic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pyroxylic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पियरॉक्सिलिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pyroxylic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pyroxylic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pyroxylic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pyroxylic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pyroxylic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pyroxylic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pyroxylic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pyroxylic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pyroxylic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pyroxylic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYROXYLIC»

The term «pyroxylic» is normally little used and occupies the 135.791 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PYROXYLIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pyroxylic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pyroxylic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pyroxylic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYROXYLIC»

Discover the use of pyroxylic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pyroxylic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal ...
therefore failed. It is to be observed that mercury is the only metal which has thus the power of disturbing the analysis by the humid way, — Ann. de Chim. et de Phys., tome Iviii. p. 218. ANALYSIS OF PYROXYLIC SPIRIT. METHYLENE. MM.
‎1835
2
Philosophical Magazine
CdO, placed while very warm over pyroxylic spirit, burst into glow and catalysed, but always died off after the lapse of from half a minute to two or three minutes, and then became incapable. 10. CaO (on the gauze), no effect. 11. SiO.
‎1855
3
Chemistry of Organic Bodies, Vegetables
When pyroxylic spirit is distilled with a solution of chlorite of lime (or bleaching powder) a liquid is obtained, to which Dumas, who investigated its nature, has given the name of chloroform. It has been already described in a preceding Chapter.
Thomas Thomson, 1838
4
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. - Edinburgh, ...
The extraordinary extent to which dissolved potash promotes the voltaic action on alcohol and pyroxylic spirit, appears to be in part due to its disposing afiinity for the resinous or acid secondary products. As a farther proof that water was the ...
‎1840
5
The dispensatory of the United States of America
vented by placing in the bottom of the vessel a layer of mercnry. Asa solvent it resembles alcohol, all bodies soluble in that menstruum being likewise soluble in pyroxylic spirit. As it has the same relation to the compound radical, methyl (C H3 ), ...
George Bacon Wood, Franklin Bache, 1869
6
London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of ...
Pyroxylic spirit may be preserved without alteration in a vessel, though imperfectly corked. But when its vapour mixed with air is left in contact with spongy platinum, much heat is evolved, and formic acid is formed. To make this experiment with ...
‎1839
7
The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal ...
ACTION OF BORACIC ACID ON PYROXYLIC SPIRIT. M. Ebelmen states that the action of boracic acid upon pyroxylic spirit is similar to that which it exerts upon alcohol; when equal weights of them are mixed, great increase of temperature is  ...
David Brewster, Richard Phillips, Richard Taylor, 1846
8
The Elements of materia medica and therapeutica. v.2
Jonathan Pereira. The repeated use of small quantities of pyroxylic spirit in the liquid state caused colicky pains, and acted as an anthelmintic.1 [1. Methtle, CaH3=Me. — This is the radical of pyroxylic spirit. Itwas first obtained by Frankland and ...
Jonathan Pereira, 1857
9
The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics: Including ...
The repeated use of small quantities of pyroxylic spirit in the liquid state caused colicky pains, and acted as an anthelmintic.1 [1. Methyle, C.H3=Me. — This is the radical of pyroxylic spirit. Itwas first obtained by Frankland and Kolbe as a ...
Jonathan Pereira, 1857
10
The Medical Times and Gazette
... is known by the name of pyroxylio spirit. Whioh of the constituents of wood it is that furnishes the pyroxylic spirit is not sufficiently well established. The preparation and purification of pyroxylic (or wood) spirit is attended with considerable t ...
‎1854

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pyroxylic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pyroxylic>. May 2024 ».
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