pyrocarbonate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pyro- +‎ carbonate

Noun[edit]

pyrocarbonate (plural pyrocarbonates)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any ester of the hypothetical pyrocarbonic acid, having general formula R-O-CO-O-CO-O-R

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