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Definition: CAPNOMOR

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A limpid, colorless oil with a peculiar odor, obtained from beech tar.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Capnomor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Capnomor \Cap"no*mor\, noun. [Greek expression smoke +, equiv. to part.]. (references)


Extended Definition: CAPNOMOR

Capnomor

Capnomor (from Greek smoke + part) is a colorless and limpid oil with a peculiar odor, extracted by distillation from beechwood tar. It was discovered in the 1830s by the German chemist Baron Karl von Reichenbach.


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