Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

itaconic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ita-con-ic acid
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, CH₂=C(CO₂H)-CH₂CO₂H.

Uncountable

Etymology

Anagram of aconitic, modelled on German Itaconsäure as an anagram of Aconitsäure (“aconitic acid”), coined by Gustav Crasso (1840).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Itaconsäure

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

itaconate

Phrases

citraconic acid ita- mesaconic acid

Questions

What does itaconic acid mean?: One of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, CH₂=C(CO₂H)-CH₂CO₂H.
Where does itaconic acid come from?: It is traced to German.

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