Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to aconite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to aconite.
- adjective (Chem.) Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic acid, C6H6O6, obtained from aconite and other plants. It is a carboxyl derivative of itaconic acid. Both the natural forma from plants and the form prepared chemically have the trans-configuration. It is used in the manufacture of itaconic acid (propylene dicarboxylic acid).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
aconite . - adjective Of or pertaining to
aconitic acid .
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Examples
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Starch [14] is found often in large quantities, and also oily fats, which are contained in the oil bodies of the liverworts; wax, [15] organic acids, including aconitic acid, and tannin, which is found for the first time at this evolutionary stage of the plant kingdom.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Various
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It yields, chemically, a dark-green volatile oil, and achilleic acid, which is said to be identical with aconitic acid; also resin, tannin, gum; and earthy ash consisting of nitrates, phosphates, and chlorides of potash and lime.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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