Citraconic

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

  Citraconic \Cit`ra*con"ic\, a. [Citric + aconitic.]
     Pertaining to, derived from, or having certain
     characteristics of, citric and aconitic acids.
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     {Citraconic acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline, deliquescent
        substance, {C3H4(CO2H)2}, obtained by distillation of
        citric acid. It is a compound of the ethylene series.
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