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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pyroacetic

· Pyr·o·a·ce·tic · IPA
01 a. Pertaining to, and designating, a substance (acetone) obtained by the distillation of the acetates. It is now called also pyroacetic ether,…
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    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.(Chem.) Also: pyroacetic ether, pyroacetic spirit