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paraconic acid

paraconic acid noun: a carboxylic acid 5-oxotetrahydro-3-furancarboxylic acid that is isomeric with itaconic acid, citraconic acid, and mesaconic acid.

Noun

paraconic acid (uncountable)

  1. A carboxylic acid 5-oxotetrahydro-3-furancarboxylic acid that is isomeric with itaconic acid, citraconic acid, and mesaconic acid

Origin of paraconic acid

Approximately para- + aconitic acid.

Questions about paraconic acid

What does paraconic acid mean?
Paraconic acid means a carboxylic acid 5-oxotetrahydro-3-furancarboxylic acid that is isomeric with itaconic acid, citraconic acid, and mesaconic acid.
What part of speech is paraconic acid?
Paraconic acid is a noun.

Words near paraconic acid in the dictionary

  1. paraconformable
  2. paraconformities
  3. paraconformity
  4. paraconglomerate
  5. paraconglomerates
  6. paraconic acid
  7. paraconid
  8. paraconids
  9. paraconine
  10. paraconodont
  11. paraconsistency

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