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Tricarballylic
Tri-carˊbal-lyl′ic
,Adj.
[Pref.
tri-
+ carb
oxyl + allyl
+ -ic
.] (Chem.)
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.