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CITRIC ACID

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Dictionary entry overview: What does citric acid mean?

• CITRIC ACID (noun)
The noun CITRIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent

Familiarity information: CITRIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

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• CITRIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("citric acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

Holonyms ("citric acid" is a substance of...):

sour salt (crystals of citric acid used as seasoning)

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