tricarboxylic acid

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ carboxylic acid

Noun

tricarboxylic acid (plural tricarboxylic acids)

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

Coordinate terms

• tricarboxylate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)

Derived terms

• tricarboxylic acid
• tricarboxylic acid cycle

 

Translations

organic acid

• Finnish: trikarboksyylihappo