citraconic acid en · NOUN
Etymology
From citr(ic) + (it)aconic acid.
Meanings
- (uncountable) one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, cis-CH₃-C(CO₂H)=CHCO₂H; the trans-isomer is mesaconic acid