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fumaric acid

fumaric acid noun: an unsaturated organic dicarboxylic acid, HOOCCH=CHCOOH, the geometric isomer of maleic acid from which it may be prepared by heating; it is found in many plants, including fungi and mosses, and is essential in the chemistry of respiration; it has a number of industrial applications, and its esters, the fumarates, are used in the treatment of psoriasis.

Noun

fumaric acid (countable and uncountable, plural fumaric acids)

  1. an unsaturated organic dicarboxylic acid, HOOCCH=CHCOOH, the geometric isomer of maleic acid from which it may be prepared by heating; it is found in many plants, including fungi and mosses, and is essential in the chemistry of respiration; it has a number of industrial applications, and its esters, the fumarates, are used in the treatment of psoriasis
    Synonyms:
    trans-butenedioic acid, E297 when used as an acidity regulator

fumaric acid meaning in Tamil

fumaric acid in Tamil

பியூமரிக்கமிலம்

Synonyms of fumaric acid

  • trans-butenedioic acid
  • E297 when used as an acidity regulator

Forms of fumaric acid

pluralfumaric acids

Origin of fumaric acid

From Fumaria.

Questions about fumaric acid

What does fumaric acid mean?
Fumaric acid means an unsaturated organic dicarboxylic acid, HOOCCH=CHCOOH, the geometric isomer of maleic acid from which it may be prepared by heating; it is found in many plants, including fungi and mosses, and is essential in the chemistry of respiration; it has a number of industrial applications, and its esters, the fumarates, are used in the treatment of psoriasis.
What is fumaric acid in Tamil?
Fumaric acid in Tamil is பியூமரிக்கமிலம். See Fumaric acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fumaric acid?
Fumaric acid is a noun.
What is the plural of fumaric acid?
The plural of fumaric acid is fumaric acids.

Words near fumaric acid in the dictionary

  1. fumarate
  2. fumarates
  3. fumaria
  4. fumariaceous
  5. fumaric
  6. fumaric acid
  7. fumaric acids
  8. fumariline
  9. fumarine
  10. fumarioid
  11. fumaritridine

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