FUMARIC ACID


Meaning of FUMARIC ACID in English

[ fju:'marɪk ]

■ noun Chemistry a crystalline organic acid, isomeric with maleic acid, first obtained from the plant fumitory.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Fumaria 'fumitory' + -ic .

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