glutaconic acid

noun

glut·​acon·​ic acid

¦glütə¦känik-

: a crystalline unsaturated dicarboxylic acid HOOCCH₂CH=CHCOOH isomeric with citraconic acid

Word History

Etymology

glutaconic probably International Scientific Vocabulary glut- (from gluten) + aconic (in aconic acid)

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