Usually means: Contains three carboxylic acid groups.
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  1. tricarboxylic: Merriam-Webster
  2. tricarboxylic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. tricarboxylic: Wordnik
  4. tricarboxylic: Wiktionary
  5. tricarboxylic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. tricarboxylic: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. tricarboxylic: Dictionary.com
  8. tricarboxylic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  (organic chemistry) Having three carboxylic groups

Similar:
tetracarboxylic, trihydric, trienoic, monocarboxylic, trifunctional, tricaffeoyl, tetrahydric, tricyclo, tricyclic, polycarboxylic, more...

Opposite:
unicarboxylic, dicarboxylic, monocarboxylic

Phrases:
tricarboxylic acid, tricarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycles, more...

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Similar:
tetracarboxylic, trihydric, trienoic, monocarboxylic, trifunctional, tricaffeoyl, tetrahydric, tricyclo, tricyclic, polycarboxylic, more...

Opposite:
unicarboxylic, dicarboxylic, monocarboxylic

Phrases:
tricarboxylic acid, tricarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycles, more...



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