itaconic acid

English

Etymology

Derived from an anagram of aconitic.

Noun

itaconic acid (uncountable)

(chemistry) one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, CH₂=C(CO₂H)-CH₂CO₂H

See also

Anagrams

aconitic acid

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