• (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4, related to fumaric acid, and obtained from citraconic acid as an oily substance having a bittersweet taste; -- so called from its tendency to form its anhydride.
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Xe·ron'ic adjective [ Greek ... dry + citra
conic .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C
8 H
12 O
4 , related to fumaric acid, and obtained from citraconic acid as an oily substance having a bittersweet taste; -- so called from its tendency ...
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