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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CITRACONIC
Cit
`
ra
*
con
"
ic,
a.
Etym:
[
Citric
+
aconitic.
]
Defn: Pertaining
to,
derived
from,
or
having
certain
characteristics
of,
citric
and
aconitic
acids.
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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