paraconic acid

noun

par·​aconic acid

¦par+…-

: a white crystalline lactonic acid C₄H₅O₂COOH isomeric with itaconic, citraconic, and mesaconic acids; the beta-carboxy derivative of butyrolactone

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary para- entry 1 + aconic

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