The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
itaconic — Pyrocitric Pyr o*cit ric, a. [Pyro + citric: cf. F. pyrocitrique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids obtained by the distillation of citric acid, and called respectively {citraconic}, {itaconic}, and {mesaconic} acid.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
itaconic — adjective Of or pertaining to itaconic acid or its derivatives See Also: itaconate … Wiktionary
Itaconic acid — Itaconic acid … Wikipedia
itaconic acid — it a*con ic ac id, n. (Chem.) The unsaturated dicarboxylic acid {CH2=C(COOH)CH2.COOH}, also called {methylenesuccynic acid} and {propylene dicarboxylic acid}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
itaconic acid — [it΄ə kän′ik] n. [arbitrary transposition of aconitic (< ACONITE + IC)] a white crystalline material, CH2:C(COOH)CH2 COOH, prepared by the fermentation of sugar with a special mold: it is used in making resins and plasticizers … English World dictionary
itaconic acid — itakono rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė CH₂=C(COOH)CH₂COOH atitikmenys: angl. itaconic acid rus. итаконовая кислота ryšiai: sinonimas – 2 metilenbutano dirūgštis … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
itaconic acid — noun a crystalline carboxylic acid; occurs in some fermentations of sugars • Hypernyms: ↑acid * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ nik noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, anagram of aconitic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid HOOCC( . CH2)CH2COOH … Useful english dictionary
itaconic — it·a·con·ic … English syllables
itaconic — … Useful english dictionary
itaconic acid — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, anagram of aconitic acid, C3H3(COOH)3, from aconite Date: circa 1872 a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C5H6O4 obtained usually by fermentation of sugars with molds (genus Aspergillus) and used as … New Collegiate Dictionary
