tricarboxylic
[ trahy-kahr-bok-sil-ik ]
/ traɪˌkɑr bɒkˈsɪl ɪk /
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adjective Chemistry.
pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.
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Origin of tricarboxylic
1915–20; tri- + carboxylic
Words nearby tricarboxylic
tributary, tribute, tribute band, tricalcium silicate, tricameral, tricarboxylic, tricarboxylic acid cycle, tricarpellary, trice, tricentenary, tricentennial
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