Tri*car`bal*lyl"ic (?), a. [Pref. tri-
+ carboxyl + 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.
Tri*car`bal*lyl"ic (?), a. [Pref. tri-
+ carboxyl + 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.