|trək|sinik- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary trux ill ine + -ic
: any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic dicarboxylic acids (C 6 H 5 ) 2 C 4 H 4 (COOH) 2 that are isomeric with the truxillic acids and also yield cinnamic acid on distillation; 3,4-diphenyl-cyclobutane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid: as
a. : an acid obtained from beta-truxilline by hydrolysis — called also beta-truxillic acid, beta-truxinic acid
b. : an acid obtained from the potassium salt of beta-truxinic acid by fusion with potassium hydroxide — called also delta-truxillic acid, delta-truxinic acid