tricarboxylic acid

noun

An organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups, the best-known example being citric acid.

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Meanings

nountricarboxylic acid (plural tricarboxylic acids)

plural tricarboxylic acids

  1. chemistryAn organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups, the best-known example being citric acid.

Origin

From tri- + carboxylic acid.

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Translations

Finnish trikarboksyylihappo
  • trikarboksyylihappoorganic acid
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