tricarballylic acid

noun

tri·​car·​bal·​lyl·​ic acid

(¦)trīˌkärbə¦lilik-

: a crystalline tricarboxylic acid C₃H₅(COOH)₃ found in immature beets and obtainable from citric acid by dehydration followed by hydrogenation; 1,2,3,-propane-tricarboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

tri- + International Scientific Vocabulary carballylic, former name of tricarballylic acid, from carb- + allyl + -ic

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