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tetracarboxylic acid

tetracarboxylic acid noun: any organic compound having four carboxylic acid groups.

Noun

tetracarboxylic acid (plural tetracarboxylic acids)

  1. Any organic compound having four carboxylic acid groups

Forms of tetracarboxylic acid

pluraltetracarboxylic acids

Origin of tetracarboxylic acid

From tetra- + carboxylic acid.

Questions about tetracarboxylic acid

What does tetracarboxylic acid mean?
Tetracarboxylic acid means any organic compound having four carboxylic acid groups.
What part of speech is tetracarboxylic acid?
Tetracarboxylic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of tetracarboxylic acid?
The plural of tetracarboxylic acid is tetracarboxylic acids.

Words near tetracarboxylic acid in the dictionary

  1. tetracarbonate
  2. tetracarbonates
  3. tetracarbonyl
  4. tetracarbonyls
  5. tetracarboxylic
  6. tetracarboxylic acid
  7. tetracarboxylic acids
  8. tetracarcinoma
  9. tetracarpellary
  10. tetracarpellate
  11. tetracategories

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