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
- citraconic acid
- mesaconic acid
Anagrams
- aconitic acid