fumaric acid
a colorless, odorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C4H4O4, 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.
Origin of fumaric acid
1- Also called boletic acid, lichenic acid.
Words Nearby fumaric acid
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How to use fumaric acid in a sentence
When heated with concentrated hydrobromic or hydriodic acids, it is converted into fumaric acid.
fumaric acid is found in fumitory (Fumaria officinalis), in various fungi (Agaricus piperatus, &c.), and in Iceland moss.
Maleic anhydride is obtained by distilling fumaric acid with phosphorus pentoxide.
British Dictionary definitions for fumaric acid
/ (fjuːˈmærɪk) /
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
Origin of fumaric acid
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Scientific definitions for fumaric acid
[ fyōō-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: C4H4O2.
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