fumaric acid

noun

fu·​mar·​ic acid fyu̇-ˈmer-ik- 

-ˈma-rik-

: a crystalline acid C₄H₄O₄ found in various plants or made synthetically

Examples of fumaric acid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This supplement does come with a longer ingredient list compared to other products on our list, including citric acid and fumaric acid. —Anne Cook Carroll, Ms, Parents, 3 Aug. 2023

The therapeutic, known as S-217622 or ensitrelvir fumaric acid, was discovered by researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan. —Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023

Tests proved him right. Spraying experimental rice plants with artificial acid rain immediately cut their release into the soil of three relevant bacterial foodstuffs—fumaric acid, galactose and glucose. —The Economist, 12 July 2018

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Fumaria, genus of herbs, from Late Latin, fumitory, from Latin fumus

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

fumaric acid

noun

fu·​mar·​ic acid fyu̇-ˌmar-ik- 

: a crystalline acid C₄H₄O₄ formed from succinic acid as an intermediate in the Krebs cycle