HOCOCHCHCOOH

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

  maleic acid \maleic acid\ n. (Chem.)
     An unsaturated dicarboxylic acid ({HO.CO.CH=CH.CO.OH}) of cis
     conformation, having various uses in the manufacture of
     artificial resins, the dyeing and finishing of wool, silk,
     and cotton, and also combined with certain drugs to make
     salts more soluble than the basic forms. The corresponding


     isomer having trans conformation, is identical in chemical
     formula, is called {fumaric acid}. --MI11
     [PJC]