citric

[si-trik]

adjective Chemistry.

of or derived from citric acid.

Origin of citric

First recorded in 1790–1800; citr(us) + -ic

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Examples from the Web for citric

Historical Examples of citric

Lemon juice and the juice of sorrel will also remove ink stains, but not so easily as the concrete acid of lemons, or citric acid.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
The acid taste was weaker which meant that the citric acid was the diluting liquid.
Acid Bath
Vaseleos Garson
Citric acid wasn't the answer, Jon Karyl discovered a week later.
Acid Bath
Vaseleos Garson
The effect of citric acid in the above quantity is to make the jelly clearer.
Nelson's Home Comforts
Mary Hooper
But there is something cheaper still, and that is citric acid.
The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus
Horatio Alger Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for citric

citric

adjective

of or derived from citrus fruits or citric acid

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Word Origin and History for citric

adj.

1800, from Modern Latin citricum (in acidum citricum "citric acid," discovered by Scheele in 1784; see citrus + -ic. The classical adjective was citreus.