muconic acid

noun

mu·​con·​ic acid

(ˈ)myü¦känik-

: a crystalline unsaturated acid (CHCHCOOH)₂ obtained indirectly from mucic acid and formed by oxidation of benzene in the animal body; 1,3-butadiene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

muconic International Scientific Vocabulary mucic + itaconic

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