capnomor

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek [Term?] "smoke" + "part".

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capnomor (uncountable)

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  1. (organic chemistry, dated) A colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar.
    • 1868-1881, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry
      To this class of products belong the two empyreumatic oils which Faraday obtained from fat ; also eupione , creosote , picamar , and capnomor

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