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pyroacetic |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pyroacetic \Pyr`o*a*ce"tic\, a. [Pyro- + acetic: cf F. pyroac['e]tique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to and designating, a substance (acetone) obtained by the distillation of the acetates. It is now called also {pyroacetic ether}, and formerly was called {pyroacetic spirit}.
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