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Webster 1913 Edition
Xeronic
Xe-ron′ic
,Adj.
[Gr.
ξηρόσ
dry + citraconic
.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
C8H12O4
, related to fumaric acid, and obtained from citraconic acid as an oily substance having a bittersweet taste; – so called from its tendency to form its anhydride.