a white colourless crystalline carboxylic acid obtained by the fermentation of carbohydrates and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: CH2:C(COOH)CH2COOH
itaconic acid in American English
(ˌɪtəˈkɑnɪk)
a white crystalline material, CH2:C(COOH)CH2 COOH, prepared by the fermentation of sugar with a special mold: it is used in making resins and plasticizers
Word origin
arbitrary transposition of aconitic (< aconite + -ic)