'Mesaconic' definitions:
Definition of 'Mesaconic'
From: GCIDE
- Mesaconic \Mes`a*con"ic\, a. [Mes- + -aconic, as in citraconic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, one of several isomeric acids obtained from citric acid. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'mesaconic'
From: GCIDE
- Pyrocitric \Pyr`o*cit"ric\, a. [Pyro- + citric: cf. F. pyrocitrique.] (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. [1913 Webster]