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fumaric acid
noun
- a colorless, odorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with maleic acid, essential to cellular respiration in most eukaryotic organisms: used in the making of synthetic resins and as a replacement for tartaric acid in beverages and baking powders.
fumaric acid
/ fjuːˈmærɪk /
noun
- 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
fumaric acid
/ fyo̅o̅-măr′ĭk /
- 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: C 4 H 4 O 2 .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fumaric acid1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fumaric acid1
C19: from New Latin Fumāria name of genus, from Late Latin: fumitory, from Latin fūmus smoke
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Example Sentences
When heated with concentrated hydrobromic or hydriodic acids, it is converted into fumaric acid.
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Fumaric acid is found in fumitory (Fumaria officinalis), in various fungi (Agaricus piperatus, &c.), and in Iceland moss.
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Maleic anhydride is obtained by distilling fumaric acid with phosphorus pentoxide.
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