citric acid
/ˌsɪtɹɪk ˈæsɪd/
citric acid noun: a colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.
Noun
citric acid (uncountable)
- A colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.
- Synonyms:
- E330 when used as an antioxidant
citric acid meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Kannada
citric acid in Tamil
- நாரத்த அமிலம், சித்திரிக் கமிலம், சிட்ரிக் அமிலம், சித்திரிக்கமிலம், சித்திரக்கமிலம், நரந்தக் காடி
citric acid in Urdu
- لیموں ست
citric acid in Telugu
- 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7
- సిట్రిక్ ఆమ్లం siṭrik āmlaṁ
citric acid in Kannada
- ನಿಂಬೆ ಆಮ್ಲ, ಸಿಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಆಮ್ಲ
More languagesFewer languages
- citric acid in Gujarati
- લીંબુનાં ફૂલ lī̃bunā̃ phūl
- citric acid in Malay
- asid sitrik
- citric acid in Indonesian
- asam sitrat
- citric acid in Thai
- กรดซิตริก, กรดมะนาว
Synonyms of citric acid
- E330 when used as an antioxidant
Words formed from citric acid
Questions about citric acid
- What does citric acid mean?
- Citric acid means a colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.
- What is citric acid in Tamil?
- Citric acid in Tamil is நாரத்த அமிலம், சித்திரிக் கமிலம், சிட்ரிக் அமிலம். See Citric acid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is citric acid?
- Citric acid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce citric acid?
- Citric acid is pronounced /ˌsɪtɹɪk ˈæsɪd/.
Words near citric acid in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: citric acid (page history and authors); citric acid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); citric acid (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); citric acid (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); લીંબુનાં ફૂલ (Gujarati) (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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