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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aconitic \Ac`o*nit"ic\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to aconite.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Chem.) Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic
        acid, {C6H6O6}, obtained from aconite and other plants. It


        is a carboxyl derivative of itaconic acid. Both the
        natural forma from plants and the form prepared chemically
        have the trans-configuration. It is used in the
        manufacture of itaconic acid (propylene dicarboxylic
        acid). --MI11
  
     Syn: 1-propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, equisetic acid,
          citridic acid, achilleic acid [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

















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