mesaconic acid
noun
mes·acon·ic acid
¦me|zə|¦känik-,
¦mē|,
|sə|
: a crystalline unsaturated acid HOOCCH=C(CH3)COOH made by thermal isomerization of citraconic acid; methyl-fumaric acid
Word History
Etymology
probably from International Scientific Vocabulary mes- + citraconic acid