Definition of pyrotritaric acid
:a crystalline acid (C6H7O)COOH formed especially by heating tartaric acid; 2,5-dimethyl-3-furoic acid
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pyrotritaric acid
noun
py·ro·tri·tar·ic acid
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¦pīrō¦trī¦tarik-
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variants:
or less commonly
pyrotritartaric acid
\-īˌtär¦tarik-\
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Origin and Etymology of pyrotritaric acid
pyrotritaric International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + tri- + tartaric; pyrotritartaric from pyr- + tri- + tartaric
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