|akə|nid.ik- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary aconite + -ic
: a white crystalline acid C 3 H 3 (COOH) 3 known in cis and trans forms that occurs in aconite, sugar cane, and beet root and is obtained as a byproduct in sugar manufacture or by dehydration of citric acid; 1,2,3-propene-tricarboxylic acid