Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PY-RO-LIG'NITE
PY-RO-LIG'NE-OUS, or PY-RO-LIG'NOUSPY-RO-LITH'IC, or PYR-U'RIC
PY-RO-LIG'NITE, n. [supra.]
A salt formed by the combination of pyrolignous acid with a base; the same as an acetate.
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