tetracarboxylic acid

noun

Any organic compound having four carboxylic acid groups

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Meanings

nountetracarboxylic acid (plural tetracarboxylic acids)

plural tetracarboxylic acids

  1. chemistryAny organic compound having four carboxylic acid groups

Origin

From tetra- + carboxylic acid.

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