mesaconic acid
Chemistry
noun
An unsaturated dibasic acid, isomeric with itaconic acid and citraconic acid, which can be obtained by boiling a weak solution of citraconic acid with nitric acid; methylfumaric acid, CH3C(COOH):CHCOOH.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Thomson (1810–1864), medical officer of health.
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