Category:Tricarballylic

Tri*car`bal*lyl"ic, a. Etym: [pref. tri- + carboxyl + allyl + -ic.] (chem.)

Defn: of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex tribasic organic Acid, c3h5.(CO2H)3 occurring naturally in unripe beet roots, and Produced artificially from glycerin as a white crystalline substance.