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tricarboxylic

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tri⋅car⋅box⋅yl⋅ic

[trahy-kahr-bok-sil-ik]
–adjective Chemistry.
pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.

Origin:
1915–20; tri- + carboxylic
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tri·car·box·yl·ic   (trī'kär-bŏk-sĭl'ĭk)   
adj.  Having three carboxyl groups.
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