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tricarboxylic acid

tricarboxylic acid noun: an organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups, the best-known example being citric acid.

Noun

tricarboxylic acid (plural tricarboxylic acids)

  1. An organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups, the best-known example being citric acid.

Forms of tricarboxylic acid

pluraltricarboxylic acids

Origin of tricarboxylic acid

From tri- + carboxylic acid.

Words formed from tricarboxylic acid

Questions about tricarboxylic acid

What does tricarboxylic acid mean?
Tricarboxylic acid means an organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups, the best-known example being citric acid.
What part of speech is tricarboxylic acid?
Tricarboxylic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of tricarboxylic acid?
The plural of tricarboxylic acid is tricarboxylic acids.

Words near tricarboxylic acid in the dictionary

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

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