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2024
itaconic_acid
itaconic acid
English
Noun
itaconic
acid
(
uncountable
)
(
chemistry
)
one of the
isomeric
dicarboxylic acids
produced by the
distillation
of
citric acid
, or as
metabolites
by
microorganisms
, CH
2
=C(CO
2
H)-CH
2
CO
2
H
See also
citraconic acid
mesaconic acid
Anagrams
aconitic acid
Etymology
Derived from an anagram of
aconitic
.
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