tricarboxylic

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adjective

Having three carboxylic groups

OriginEnglish carboxylic ← Latin tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri- →
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Meanings

adjectivetricarboxylic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryHaving three carboxylic groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Englishcarboxylic
  7. Englishtricarboxylic

From tri- + carboxylic.

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APA

tricarboxylic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricarboxylic

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“tricarboxylic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricarboxylic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tricarboxylic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricarboxylic.

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