pittacal

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek pitch + beautiful: compare French pittacale.

Noun

pittacal (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A dark blue dyestuff obtained from wood-tar oil, the first to be commercially produced.

Related terms

• eupittone

References

• “pittacal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.