Meanings
nounparaconic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA carboxylic acid 5-oxotetrahydro-3-furancarboxylic acid that is isomeric with itaconic acid, citraconic acid, and mesaconic acid
Origin
Approximately para- + aconitic acid.
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