homocitric acid

noun

A tricarboxylic acid related to citric acid by the addition of one methylene group, and occurring naturally as a component of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of certain nitrogenase proteins.

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Meanings

nounhomocitric acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA tricarboxylic acid related to citric acid by the addition of one methylene group, and occurring naturally as a component of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of certain nitrogenase proteins.

Origin

From homo- + citric acid.

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