citric acid
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- noun
- /ˈsɪtrɪk ˈæsɪd/
- Specialized
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ácido cítrico
- First up, we pour all the baking soda, cornstarch, citric acid, and add some salts into a large bowl.
- citric acid concentration
- citric acid solution
- malic acid and citric acid
And our question is whether citric acid is tinkering with that mechanism.
- And our question is whether citric acid is tinkering with that mechanism.
Examples
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When citric acid comes from citrus fruits, lemons and limes, it is safe and natural.
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Excessive lemon juice or citric acid will also ruin the flavor.
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There are dozens that will work, but thousands of people have already used citric acid successfully, so why not join them?
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Sea buckthorn, sugar, citric acid, water.
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It's got citric acid, it's got sugar, orange flavourings.
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Why try to reinvent the wheel when thousands of other people have already used citric acid and the results are recorded?
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Grab me the citric acid and the mentholated mint!
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It's beef extract, tamarind paste, anchovy paste, citric acid served with a spoon.
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Its umeboshi (sour plum) in the center helps preserve the rice, stimulates salivation, and has medicinal properties; citric acid aids digestion.
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Many recipes call for citric acid to add a tart flavor to dishes.
How Sour
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'citric' relates to citrus fruits and 'acid' denotes an acidic substance, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it is the acid associated with citrus fruits. This is a standard, cross-linguistically transparent compound (also used in basic chemistry/food vocabulary), making the sense immediately derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Citric acid comes from citrus fruits: citric points to lemons and oranges and acid is a sour substance found in them. That's why citric acid is the natural acid that gives these fruits their 'sour' taste and is used to preserve and flavor food.