tricarboxylic acid

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tricarboxylic acid

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From tri- + carboxylic acid.

noun tricarboxylic acids

An organic carboxylic acid whose chemical structure contains three carboxyl functional groups, the best-known example being citric acid.

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@misc{tricarboxylic_acid_2026,
  title = {tricarboxylic acid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tricarboxylic%20acid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}