| a colorless, odorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C4H4O4, isomeric with maleic acid, essential to cellular respiration in most eukaryotic organisms: used in the making of synthetic resins and as a replacement for tartaric acid in beverages and baking powders. |
fu·mar·ic acid  (fyōō-mār'ĭk)  n. An organic acid, C4H4O4, found in various plants and produced synthetically and used mainly in resins, paints, varnishes, and inks. [From New Latin Fūmāria, genus of herbaceous plants (from Late Latin fūmāria, fumitory, from Latin fūmus, smoke) + -ic.] |
fumaric acid fu·mar·ic acid (fy&oomacr;-mār'ĭk)
n.
An organic acid that is formed from succinic acid and is an intermediate in the Krebs cycle.
fumaric acid (fy -mār'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
A colorless crystalline compound found in various plants and produced synthetically. It is used mainly in resins, paints, varnishes, and inks. Fumaric acid is a geometric isomer of maleic acid, having two carboxyl (COOH) groups attached on opposite sides of an ethylene chain. Chemical formula: C4H4O2. |
