Itaconic

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

  Itaconic \It`a*con"ic\, a. [From aconitic, by transposition of
     the letters.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C5H6O4}, which is
     obtained as a white crystalline substance by decomposing
     aconitic and other organic acids.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pyrocitric \Pyr`o*cit"ric\, a. [Pyro- + citric: cf. F.
     pyrocitrique.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids
     obtained by the distillation of citric acid, and called
     respectively {citraconic}, {itaconic}, and {mesaconic} acid.
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