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teraconic acid

noun
ter·​a·​con·​ic acid | \ ¦terə¦känik-\

Definition of teraconic acid

: a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C7H10O4 that is obtainable by the distillation of terebic acid and that is a dimethyl homologue of itaconic acid; isopropylidene-succinic acid

History and Etymology for teraconic acid

International Scientific Vocabulary terebic + itaconic

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