Pĭt'ta-cal, n.
n. [Fr. pittacal, from Gr. πίττα, πίσσα, pitch, and κάλλος, beauty, καλός, beautiful.] (Chem.) A dark-blue, solid substance, somewhat like indigo, obtained from wood tar. [Written also pittacall.]
n. [Fr. pittacal, from Gr. πίττα, πίσσα, pitch, and κάλλος, beauty, καλός, beautiful.] (Chem.) A dark-blue, solid substance, somewhat like indigo, obtained from wood tar. [Written also pittacall.]