pyroterebic
adjective
pyroterebic acid an unsaturated, oily carboxylic acid, prepared by distilling terebic acid.
- Systematic name: 4-methyl-3-pentene-1-carboxylic acid; (CH3)2CCHCH2COOH..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist.