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  • 111citrate — [si′trāt΄, sī′trāt΄] n. [ CITR(I) + ATE2] a salt or ester of citric acid …

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  • 112citri- — [si′trō, si′trə] [si′tri, si′trə] combining form 1. citrus, citrus fruits [citriculture] 2. citric, citric acid [citrate]: Also prefix combining form citro [si′trō, si′trə] or, before a vowel, prefix combining form citr …

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  • 113citraconic acid — |si.trə|känik noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary citr + aconic; probably originally formed as French citraconique : a white crystalline deliquescent dicarboxylic acid CH3C(COOH) . CHCOOH obtained by distillation of citric acid;… …

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  • 114citral — ˈsi.ˌtral noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary citr + al : an unsaturated liquid aldehyde C9H15CHO that has a strong lemon and verbena odor, is found in many essential oils (as lemon oil and citronella oil), is used in… …

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  • 115citrene — ˈsi.ˌtrēn noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary citr + ene : dextrorotatory limonene …

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  • 116citricola scale — sə̇.ˈtrikələ noun also citricola ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from citr + cola : a scale (Coccus pseudomagnoliarum) believed to be native to Japan but injurious to citrus fruit trees in California …

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  • 117citriculture — ˈsi.trə̇+ˌ noun ( s) Etymology: citr + culture : the cultivation of citrus fruits (as oranges, lemons, and grapefruit) …

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  • 118citromyces — ˌsi.trōˈmī(ˌ)sēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from citr + myces in some classifications : a genus of molds comprising those species of the genus Penicillium as usually understood that are monoverticillate and that change sugar… …

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  • 119citropsis — sə̇.ˈträpsə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from citr + opsis : a small genus of spiny evergreen African shrubs or trees (family Rutaceae) differing from the closely related Citrus in having compound leaves see cherry orange …

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  • 120citrovorum factor — sə̇.ˈträvərəm noun Etymology: New Latin citrovorum (specific epithet of Leuconostoc citrovorum), from citr + vorum (neuter singular of Latin vorus vorous) : folinic acid …

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