tricarboxylic acid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
tricarboxylic acid (plural tricarboxylic acids)
- (organic chemistry) An organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups, the best-known example being citric acid.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- tricarboxylate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
Derived terms[edit]
- tricarboxylic acid
- tricarboxylic acid cycle
Translations[edit]
organic acid
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