tricarboxylic acid
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tri- + carboxylic acid.
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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