pyroacetic

P3Y4R1O1A1C3E1T1I1C3

adjective

of or relating to acetone (once obtained by heating acetates)

OriginEnglish acetic ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) →
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Meanings

adjectivepyroacetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletechemistryof or relating to acetone (once obtained by heating acetates)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishacetic
  7. Englishpyroacetic

From pyro- + acetic.

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APA

pyroacetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroacetic

MLA

“pyroacetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroacetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyroacetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroacetic.

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