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fumaric acid definition

fu·maric acid (fyo̵̅o̅ mar′ik)

a colorless, crystalline, unsaturated organic acid, HOOCCH:CHCOOH, occurring in various plants or produced synthetically from maleic acid: used in making resins, as a stabilizer for foods, etc.

Etymology: < ModL Fumaria, fumitory (< L fumarium: see fumarole) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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