tricarboxylic acid

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ carboxylic acid

Noun

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.

Translations

organic acid

Finnish: trikarboksyylihappo

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