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fumaric acid

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fumaric acid /fu·mar·ic ac·id/ (fu-mar´ik) an unsaturated dibasic acid, the trans isomer of maleic acid and an intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
fu·mar·ic acid (fy-mrk)
n.
An organic acid that is formed from succinic acid and is an intermediate in the Krebs cycle.

fumaric acid [fu´mar-ik]
an unsaturated dibasic acid, the trans isomer of maleic acid and an intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.

fumaric acid
an unsaturated dibasic acid; it is the trans-isomer of maleic acid and an intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.


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