Category:Pyroacetic

Pyr`o*a*ce"tic, a. Etym: [pyro- + acetic: cf. F. pyroacétique.] (chem.)

Defn: 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.