pyromeconic acid

noun

py·​ro·​meconic acid

¦pī(ˌ)rō+…-

: a crystalline acid C₅H₄O₃ formed by heating meconic acid or comenic acid; 3-hydroxy-4-pyrone

Word History

Etymology

pyromeconic International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + meconic (acid); originally formed as French pyroméconique

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