Aconitic
Aconitic ({not transcribed}) , adjective
1.
Of or pertaining to aconite.
2.
(Chemistry) Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic acid, C6H6O6, obtained from aconite and other plants. It is a carboxyl derivative of itaconic acid. Both the natural form from plants and the form prepared chemically have the trans-configuration. It is used in the manufacture of itaconic acid (propylene dicarboxylic acid). — MI11