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CITRIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent
Classified under:
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)
Derivation:
citrate (cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid)
Context examples:
Examples of alpha hydroxyl acids are glycolic acid, lactic acid, and citric acid.
(Alpha Hydroxy Acid, NCI Dictionary)
Examples of AHAs are glycolic acid, lactic acid, and citric acid.
(AHA, NCI Dictionary)
A solution of citric acid, sodium citrate, and dextrose used as an anticoagulant in the collection and preservation of whole blood.
(Acid-Citrate-Dextrose, NCI Thesaurus)
A salt or ester of citric acid.
(Citrate, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-essential amino acid in humans, Aspartic Acid has an overall negative charge and plays an important role in the synthesis of other amino acids and in the citric acid and urea cycles.
(Aspartic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
It is the alkaloid caffeine, with a portion of adherent citric acid, as indicated by its pharmacopoeial name (citrated caffeine).
(Caffeine Citrate, NCI Thesaurus)
A soluble, complex bismuth salt of citric acid used in combination with metronidazole and tetracycline to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infections.
(Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)
Mucoadhesive oral wound rinse consists of purified water, glycerin, benzyl alcohol, sodium saccharin, carbomer homopolymer A, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, polysorbate 60 and phosphoric acid.
(Mucoadhesive Oral Wound Rinse, NCI Thesaurus)
The Gly-rich NAD-Binding Domain (often N-terminal) is often found in metabolic enzymes involved in glycolysis, glyconeogenesis, and the citric acid cycle, such as GAPDH (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate oxidation and phosphorylation), lactate dehydrogenases (lactate to pyruvate conversion), and malate dehydrogenases (malate to oxaloacetate interconversion).
(NAD-Binding Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
A small particle or grain containing a medicinal agent in a dry mixture usually composed of sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, and tartaric acid which, when in contact with water, has the capability to release gas, resulting in effervescence.
(Effervescent Granule Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
