citric acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C₆H₈O₇, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɪtɹɪk ˈæsɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-citric acid.wav

Word forms

citric acid

Synonyms

E330 when used as an antioxidant

Related words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.