diethylpyrocarbonate

English

Alternative forms
  • diethyl pyrocarbonate

Etymology

diethyl +‎ pyrocarbonate

Noun

diethylpyrocarbonate (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The diethyl ester of pyrocarbonic acid; it is used in biochemistry to inactivate ribonucleases
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