citric : Idioms & Phrases


Citric acid

  • noun a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent
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  • (Chem.), an organic acid, C3H4OH.(CO2H)3, extracted from lemons, currants, gooseberies, etc., as a white crystalline substance, having a pleasant sour taste.
Webster 1913

citric acid cycle

  • noun in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
    tricarboxylic acid cycle; citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle.
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krebs citric acid cycle

  • noun in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
    tricarboxylic acid cycle; citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle.
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