Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting an acid, a colorless compound, HOCOCH:C(CH3)COOH, formed by the hydration of citraconic anhydrid at 150° C. It crystallizes in rhombic octahedra, melts at 161° C., and is closely related to citraconic and mesaconic acids.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H6O4, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by decomposing aconitic and other organic acids.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
itaconic acid or its derivatives
Etymologies
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Derived from an anagram of aconitic.
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