Fumaric Acid Definition
fyo͝o-mărĭk
noun
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.
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Other Word Forms of Fumaric Acid
Noun
Singular:
fumaric acid
Plural:
fumaric acidsOrigin of Fumaric Acid
From New Latin Fūmāria genus of herbaceous plants (from Late Latin fūmāria fumitory) (from Latin fūmus smoke) –ic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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