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pyrotritaric acid

noun
py·​ro·​tri·​tar·​ic acid | \ ¦pīrō¦trī¦tarik-\
variants: or less commonly pyrotritartaric acid \ -​īˌtär¦tarik-​ \

Definition of pyrotritaric acid

: a crystalline acid (C6H7O)COOH formed especially by heating tartaric acid; 2,5-dimethyl-3-furoic acid

History and Etymology for pyrotritaric acid

pyrotritaric International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + tri- + tartaric; pyrotritartaric from pyr- + tri- + tartaric

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