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pyromeconic acid

noun
py·​ro·​meconic acid | \ ¦pī(ˌ)rō+...-\

Definition of pyromeconic acid

: a crystalline acid C5H4O3 formed by heating meconic acid or comenic acid; 3-hydroxy-4-pyrone

History and Etymology for pyromeconic acid

pyromeconic International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + meconic (acid); originally formed as French pyroméconique

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