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tricarboxylic
[ trahy-kahr-bok-sil-ik ]
adjective
, Chemistry.
- pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tricarboxylic1
1915–20; tri- + carboxylic ( def )
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