pyroterebic acid

noun

py·​ro·​terebic acid

¦pī(ˌ)rō+…-

: a liquid unsaturated acid (CH₃)₂C=CHCH₂COOH obtained by pyrolysis of terebic acid; 4-methyl-3-penten-oic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + terebic

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