tricarboxylic acid

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What does tricarboxylic acid mean?

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

Where does tricarboxylic acid come from?

From tri- + carboxylic acid.

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