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homocitric acid

homocitric acid noun: a tricarboxylic acid related to citric acid by the addition of one methylene group, and occurring naturally as a component of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of certain nitrogenase proteins.

Noun

homocitric acid (uncountable)

  1. A tricarboxylic acid related to citric acid by the addition of one methylene group, and occurring naturally as a component of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of certain nitrogenase proteins.

Origin of homocitric acid

From homo- + citric acid.

Questions about homocitric acid

What does homocitric acid mean?
Homocitric acid means a tricarboxylic acid related to citric acid by the addition of one methylene group, and occurring naturally as a component of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of certain nitrogenase proteins.
What part of speech is homocitric acid?
Homocitric acid is a noun.

Words near homocitric acid in the dictionary

  1. homochromy
  2. homochronous
  3. homocitrate
  4. homocitrates
  5. homocitric
  6. homocitric acid
  7. homocitrulline
  8. homocitrullinuria
  9. homocladic
  10. homoclimatic
  11. homoclime

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