Definition of truxinic acid
: any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic dicarboxylic acids (C6H5)2C4H4(COOH)2 that are isomeric with the truxillic acids and also yield cinnamic acid on distillation; 3,4-diphenyl-cyclobutane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid: such as
a
: an acid obtained from beta-truxilline by hydrolysis — called also
beta-truxillic acid, beta-truxinic acid
b
: an acid obtained from the potassium salt of beta-truxinic acid by fusion with potassium hydroxide — called also
delta-truxillic acid, delta-truxinic acid
