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tricarboxylic

[ trahy-kahr-bok-sil-ik ]
/ traɪˌkɑr bɒkˈsɪl ɪk /

adjective Chemistry.

pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.

Nearby words

  1. tributary,
  2. tribute,
  3. tribute band,
  4. tricalcium silicate,
  5. tricameral,
  6. tricarboxylic acid cycle,
  7. tricarpellary,
  8. trice,
  9. tricentenary,
  10. tricentennial

Origin of tricarboxylic

1915–20; tri- + carboxylic
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