homocitric acid

English

Etymology

From homo- +‎ citric acid.

Noun

homocitric acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A tricarboxylic acid related to citric acid by the addition of one methylene group, and occurring naturally as a component of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of certain nitrogenase proteins.
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