fumaric acid

noun

1. 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

1. 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 /

1. 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 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of fumaric acid¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Word History and Origins

Origin of fumaric acid¹

C19: from New Latin Fumāria name of genus, from Late Latin: fumitory, from Latin fūmus smoke

Example Sentences

The researchers have managed to efficiently produce fumaric acid, which is traditionally derived from petroleum, using renewable resources, carbon dioxide, and biomass-derived compounds.

From Science Daily

Spraying experimental rice plants with artificial acid rain immediately cut their release into the soil of three relevant bacterial foodstuffs—fumaric acid, galactose and glucose.

From Economist

It is a fumaric acid, very similar to one widely used in Germany for the treatment of psoriasis.

From New York Times

When heated with concentrated hydrobromic or hydriodic acids, it is converted into fumaric acid.

From Project Gutenberg

It contains "fumaric acid," and the alkaloid "fumarina," which are specially useful for scrofulous diseases of the skin.

From Project Gutenberg