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PICAMAR
Etymology
Noun
picamar (uncountable)
(organic compound) An oily liquid hydrocarbon extracted from the creosote of beechwood tar, and consisting essentially of certain derivatives of pyrogallol.
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• Campari
Source: Wiktionary
Pic"a*mar`, n. Etym: [L. pix, picis, pitch + amarus bitter.] (Chem.)
Definition: An oily liquid hydrocarbon extracted from the creosote of beechwood tar. It consists essentially of certain derivatives of pyrogallol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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