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tricarboxylate

tricarboxylate noun: any salt or ester of a tricarboxylic acid.

Noun

tricarboxylate (plural tricarboxylates)

  1. Any salt or ester of a tricarboxylic acid

Forms of tricarboxylate

pluraltricarboxylates

Origin of tricarboxylate

From tri- + carboxylate.

Questions about tricarboxylate

What does tricarboxylate mean?
Tricarboxylate means any salt or ester of a tricarboxylic acid.
What part of speech is tricarboxylate?
Tricarboxylate is a noun.
What is the plural of tricarboxylate?
The plural of tricarboxylate is tricarboxylates.

Words near tricarboxylate in the dictionary

  1. tricarbons
  2. tricarbonyl
  3. tricarbonyls
  4. tricarboxamide
  5. tricarboxamides
  6. tricarboxylate
  7. tricarboxylates
  8. tricarboxylic
  9. tricarboxylic acid
  10. tricarboxylic acid cycle
  11. tricarboxylic acids

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