Pyrocitric \Pyr`o*cit"ric\, a. [Pyro- + citric: cf. F.
pyrocitrique.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids
obtained by the distillation of citric acid, and called
respectively {citraconic}, {itaconic}, and {mesaconic} acid.
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