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