- pyroacetic ether
- 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}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.