pyrocitric

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What does pyrocitric mean?

Describing any of the three unsaturated dicarboxylic acids obtained by the distillation of citric acid.

Where does pyrocitric come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English citric English pyrocitric From pyro- + citric.

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