Pyroacetic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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