itaconic acid

== English == === Etymology === Anagram of aconitic, modelled on German Itaconsäure as an anagram of Aconitsäure (“aconitic acid”), coined by Gustav Crasso (1840). === Noun === itaconic acid (uncountable) (organic chemistry) One of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, CH2=C(CO2H)-CH2CO2H. ==== Derived terms ==== citraconic acid ita- mesaconic acid === References === === Anagrams === aconitic acid