Meanings
adjectivepyrocitric (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryDescribing any of the three unsaturated dicarboxylic acids obtained by the distillation of citric acid.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Latinpyr
- Englishpyro-
- Englishcitric
- Englishpyrocitric
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APA
pyrocitric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrocitric
MLA
“pyrocitric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrocitric. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrocitric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrocitric.
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