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English
Etymology
From 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.
Coordinate terms
- tricarboxylate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
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