Thesaurus: pittacal

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1. n. A dark blue substance obtained from wood tar. It consists of hydrocarbons which when oxidized form the orange-yellow eupittonic compounds, the salts of which are dark blue.
2. A dark blue substance obtained from wood tar. It consists of hydrocarbons which when oxidized form the orange-yellow eupittonic compounds, the salts of which are dark blue.
3. A dark blue substance obtained from wood tar. It consists ofhydrocarbons which when oxidized form the orange-yellow eupittoniccompounds, the salts of which are dark blue.
4. pittacal (uncountable) (organic chemistry) A dark blue dyestuff, the first to be commercially produced.