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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PYROMALIC

a.[Gr. , fire; L., an apple. ] The pyromalic acid is a substance obtained by the distillation from the malic acid.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PYROMALIC

Pyr `o *ma "lic, a. Etym: [Pyro- + malic. ] (Old Chem. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called maleic acid.