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.

Anagrams

• 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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