Itaconic \It`a*con"ic\, a. [From aconitic, by transposition of
the letters.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H6O4, which is
obtained as a white crystalline substance by decomposing
aconitic and other organic acids.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Pyrocitric \Pyr`o*cit"ric\, a. [Pyro- + citric: cf. F.
pyrocitrique.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids
obtained by the distillation of citric acid, and called
respectively citraconic, itaconic, and mesaconic acid.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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