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Approximately para- + aconitic acid.
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Today it means: A carboxylic acid 5-oxotetrahydro-3-furancarboxylic acid that is isomeric with itaconic acid, citraconic acid, and mesaconic acid Full definition →
Approximately para- + aconitic acid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.