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tricarballylic
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tricarballylic, a. [Pref. tri- + carboxyl + allyl + -ic.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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