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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A product obtained by subjecting certain organic acids to heat. Also pyracid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) An acid obtained by sybjecting another acid to the action of heat. Cf. pyro-.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete, chemistry any acid obtained by heating another

Etymologies

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pyro- +‎ acid

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