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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Obtained by subjecting citric acid to the action of heat.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (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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  • adjective chemistry Describing any of the three unsaturated dicarboxylic acids obtained by the distillation of citric acid.

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