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tricarboxylic

tricarboxylic adjective: having three carboxylic groups.

Adjective

tricarboxylic (not comparable)

  1. Having three carboxylic groups

Origin of tricarboxylic

From tri- + carboxylic.

Words formed from tricarboxylic

Phrases with tricarboxylic

Questions about tricarboxylic

What does tricarboxylic mean?
Tricarboxylic means having three carboxylic groups.
What part of speech is tricarboxylic?
Tricarboxylic is an adjective.

Words near tricarboxylic in the dictionary

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

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