Tricarballylic \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.
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