Meanings
nouncitric acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.
Synonyms: E330 when used as an antioxidant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.
Similar
E330 when used as an antioxidant
Translations
Catalan àcid cítric
- àcid cítric2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Chinese Mandarin 檸檬酸 /柠檬酸
- 檸檬酸 /柠檬酸 (níngméngsuān)2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Czech kyselina citrónová
- kyselina citrónová2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Danish citronsyre
- citronsyre2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Dutch citroenzuur
- citroenzuur2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Esperanto citrata acido
- citrata acido2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Finnish sitruunahappo
- sitruunahappo2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
French acide citrique
- acide citrique2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
German Zitronensäure, Citronensäure
- Zitronensäure2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
- Citronensäure2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Greek κιτρικό οξύ
- κιτρικό οξύ (kitrikó oxý)2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Hungarian citromsav
- citromsav2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Icelandic sítrónusýra
- sítrónusýra2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Indonesian asam sitrat
- asam sitrat2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Irish aigéad citreach
- aigéad citreach2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Italian acido citrico
- acido citrico2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Japanese クエン酸, 枸櫞酸
- クエン酸 (kuen-san)2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
- 枸櫞酸 (kuen-san)2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Malay asid sitrik
- asid sitrik2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Māori waikawa hīmoe
- waikawa hīmoe2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Norwegian Bokmål sitronsyre
- sitronsyre2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Portuguese ácido cítrico
- ácido cítrico2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Romanian acid citric, sare de lămâie
- acid citric2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
- sare de lămâie2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Russian лимо́нная кислота́
- лимо́нная кислота́ (limónnaja kislotá)2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Spanish ácido cítrico
- ácido cítrico2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Swedish citronsyra
- citronsyra2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Thai กรดซิตริก, กรดมะนาว
- กรดซิตริก2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
- กรดมะนาว2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
Turkish sitrik asit, limon tuzu
- sitrik asit2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
- limon tuzu2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
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APA
citric acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citric%20acid
MLA
“citric acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citric%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “citric acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citric%20acid.
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