Fumaric

2 definitions found

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

  Fumaric \Fu*mar"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, fumitory ({Fumaria
     officinalis}).
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     {Fumaric acid} (Chem.), a widely occurring organic acid,


        extracted from fumitory as a white crystallline substance,
        {C2H2(CO2H)2}, and produced artificially in many ways, as
        by the distillation of malic acid; boletic acid. It is
        found also in the lichen, Iceland moss, and hence was also
        called {lichenic acid}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paramaleic \Par`a*ma*le"ic\, a. [Pref. para- + maleic.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from malic
     acid, and now called {fumaric} acid. [Obs.]
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