fu·mar·ic acid (fy -m r  k)n. An organic acid, C4H4O4, found in various plants and produced synthetically and used mainly in resins, paints, varnishes, and inks. [From New Latin F  m ria, genus of herbaceous plants (from Late Latin fmria, fumitory, from Latin fmus, smoke) + -ic.] |
fumaric acid [fjuːˈmærɪk]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless crystalline acid with a fruity taste, found in some plants and manufactured from benzene; trans-butenedioic acid: used esp in synthetic resins. Formula: HCOOCH:CHCOOH
[from New Latin Fumāria name of genus, from Late Latin: fumitory, from Latin fūmus smoke]
| fumaric acid (fy-mrk) A colorless crystalline compound found in various plants and produced synthetically. It is used mainly in resins, paints, varnishes, and inks. Fumaric acid is a geometric isomer of maleic acid, having two carboxyl (COOH) groups attached on opposite sides of an ethylene chain. Chemical formula: C4H4O2. |
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| Noun | 1. | fumaric acid - a colorless crystalline acid with a fruity taste; used in making polyester resins acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
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