The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fumaric \Fu*mar"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, fumitory (Fumaria
officinalis).
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Fumaric acid (Chem.), a widely occurring organic acid,
extracted from fumitory as a white crystallline substance,
C2H2(CO2H)2, and produced artificially in many ways, as
by the distillation of malic acid; boletic acid. It is
found also in the lichen, Iceland moss, and hence was also
called lichenic acid.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lichenic \Li*chen"ic\ (l[-i]*k[e^]n"[i^]k), a.
Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, lichens.
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Lichenic acid.
(a) An organic acid, C14H24O3, obtained from Iceland moss.
(b) An old name of fumaric acid.
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