Etymology

pyroacetic

P3Y4R1O1A1C3E1T1I1C3

Today it means: of or relating to acetone (once obtained by heating acetates) Full definition →

English acetic ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishacetic
  7. English todaypyroacetic

From pyro- + acetic.

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