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mesaconic acid

mesaconic acid noun: one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, trans-CH₃-C(CO₂H)=CHCO₂H; the cis-isomer is citraconic acid.

Noun

mesaconic acid (uncountable)

  1. one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, trans-CH₃-C(CO₂H)=CHCO₂H; the cis-isomer is citraconic acid

Origin of mesaconic acid

From mes- + (it)aconic acid.

Words formed from mesaconic acid

Questions about mesaconic acid

What does mesaconic acid mean?
Mesaconic acid means one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, trans-CH₃-C(CO₂H)=CHCO₂H; the cis-isomer is citraconic acid.
What part of speech is mesaconic acid?
Mesaconic acid is a noun.

Words near mesaconic acid in the dictionary

  1. mesacanthids
  2. mesaconase
  3. mesaconases
  4. mesaconate
  5. mesaconates
  6. mesaconic acid
  7. mesaconine
  8. mesaconitine
  9. mesad
  10. mesader kiddushin
  11. mesaharaty

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