itaconic acid
One of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or…One of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, CH₂=C(CO₂H)-CH₂CO₂H.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)One of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, CH₂=C(CO₂H)-CH₂CO₂H.
More definitions
- a crystalline carboxylic acid; occurs in some fermentations of sugars
Origin
Anagram of aconitic, modelled on German Itaconsäure as an anagram of Aconitsäure (“aconitiAnagram of aconitic, modelled on German Itaconsäure as an anagram of Aconitsäure (“aconitic acid”), coined by Gustav Crasso (1840).
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