tricarboxylic [trahy-kahr-bok-sil-ik] Word Origin adjective Chemistry.
- pertaining to a molecule that contains three carboxyl groups.
Origin of tricarboxylic 1915–20; tri- + carboxylic
tricarboxylic [trahy-kahr-bok-sil-ik] Word Origin adjective Chemistry.
Origin of tricarboxylic 1915–20; tri- + carboxylic