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tricarboxylic

American

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

adjective

Chemistry.

pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.

Etymology

Origin of tricarboxylic

1915–20; tri- + carboxylic ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Metabolomic analysis revealed the inactivation of the glycolytic and tricarboxylic acid circuits, which are essential for the bacteria's survival, and inactivation of the key enzyme GAPDH.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

Under aerobic conditions, pyruvate enters the Krebs cycle, also called the citric acid cycle or tricarboxylic acid cycle.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Substituted acetylenes also exhibit this form of condensation; for instance, bromacetylene, BrC∶CH, is readily converted into tribrombenzene, while propiolic acid, HC∶C�COOH, under the influence of sunlight, gives benzene tricarboxylic acid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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