fumaric acid

noun fu·mar·ic acid \fyu̇-ˈmer-ik-, -ˈma-rik-\

Definition of FUMARIC ACID

: a crystalline acid C₄H₄O₄ found in various plants or made synthetically

International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Fumaria, genus of herbs, from Late Latin, fumitory, from Latin fumus

First Known Use: circa 1864

Medical Dictionary

noun fu·mar·ic acid \fyu̇-ˌmar-ik-\

: a crystalline acid C₄H₄O₄ formed from succinic acid as an intermediate in the Krebs cycle

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