The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pyrocitric \Pyr`o*cit"ric\, a. [Pyro- + citric: cf. F.
pyrocitrique.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids
obtained by the distillation of citric acid, and called
respectively citraconic, itaconic, and mesaconic acid.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mesaconic \Mes`a*con"ic\, a. [Mes- + -aconic, as in citraconic.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, one of several isomeric acids
obtained from citric acid.
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