Cit`ra*con"ic (?), a. [Citric + aconitic.]
Pertaining to, derived from, or having certain characteristics of, citric and aconitic acids.
Citraconic acid Chem., a white, crystalline, deliquescent substance, C3H4(CO2H)2, obtained by distillation of citric acid. It is a compound of the ethylene series.
© Webster 1913.