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fumaric acid

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Boletic \Bo*let"ic\, a. (Chem.)
   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the {Boletus}.

   {Boletic acid}, an acid obtained from the {Boletus
      fomentarius}, variety {pseudo-igniarius}. Same as
      {{Fumaric acid}}.

Fumaric \Fu*mar"ic\, a. (Chem.)
   Pertaining to, or derived from, fumitory ({Fumaria
   officinalis}).

   {Fumaric acid} (Chem.), a widely occurring organic acid,
      exttracted from fumitory as a white crystallline
      substance, {C2H2(CO2H)2}, and produced artificially in
      many ways, as by the distillation of malic acid; boletic
      acid. It is found also in the lichen, Iceland moss, and
      hence was also called {lichenic acid}.

Source : WordNet®

fumaric acid
     n : a colorless crystalline acid with a fruity taste; used in
         making polyester resins
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