tricarboxylic
[ trahy-kahr-bok-sil-ik ]
/ traɪˌkɑr bɒkˈsɪl ɪk /
adjective Chemistry.
pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.
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