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citric

/ˈsɪtɹɪk/

citric adjective: of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.

Adjective

citric (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
    • An orange-scented road to Harbor was what Christine expected, because three times the aroma had accompanied her escapes. The first was on foot, the second by bus, and each time the orange trees lining the road marked her flight with a light citric perfume.2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 82
    Synonyms:
    citrous, citrus

citric meaning in Kannada, Tagalog and Malay

citric in Kannada

ಸಿಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಆಮ್ಲದ, ಮಾದಳದ, ಜಂಬೀರದ

citric in Tagalog

of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
sitriko

citric in Malay

of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon
sitrik

Synonyms of citric

Origin of citric

From citrus + -ic.

Words formed from citric

Phrases with citric

Questions about citric

What does citric mean?
Citric means of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
What is citric in Kannada?
Citric in Kannada is ಸಿಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಆಮ್ಲದ, ಮಾದಳದ, ಜಂಬೀರದ. See Citric meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is citric?
Citric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce citric?
Citric is pronounced /ˈsɪtɹɪk/.

Words near citric in the dictionary

  1. citrene
  2. citreorosein
  3. citreous
  4. citreoviridin
  5. citri
  6. citric
  7. citric acid
  8. citric acid cycle
  9. citricola scale
  10. citricola scales
  11. citricultural

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Adapted from Wiktionary: citric (page history and authors); citric (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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