Etymology

pyrocarbonate

P3Y4R1O1C3A1R1B3O1N1A1T1E1

Today it means: Any ester of the hypothetical pyrocarbonic acid, having general formula R-O-CO-O-CO-O-R Full definition →

English carbonate ← 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. Englishcarbonate
  7. English todaypyrocarbonate

From pyro- + carbonate.

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