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Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as, citric acid.

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as, citric acid.
  2. adj. of or related to citric acid
  3. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as, citric acid. Citric acid (Chem.), an organic acid, C3H4OH.(CO2H)3, extracted from lemons, currants, gooseberies, etc., as a white crystalline substance, having a pleasant sour taste.
  4. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as,citric acid. Citric acid (Chem.), an organic acid, C3H4OH.(CO2H)3,extracted from lemons, currants, gooseberies, etc., as a whitecrystalline substance, having a pleasant sour taste.
  5. j:100 a. of or related to citric acid