Mesaconic

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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.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  Mesaconic \Mes`a*con"ic\, a. [Mes- + -aconic, as in citraconic.]
     (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, one of several isomeric acids
     obtained from citric acid.
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