| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or related to citric acid.[Wordnet] 2. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as, citric acid.[Websters] 3. Being acidic, scornful, sour, sourish or bitter. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being grumpy, querulous or crusty. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being acerbic, acetic, acrimonious or acrid. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being bleak, grim or chilly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
|
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Top | |
|
Date "Citric" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
|
Etymology:Citric \Cit"ric\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression citrique. See Citron.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Belonging to lemons or limes; as citric acid.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon. (references) | ||
|
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Citric acid | 1: (Chem.), an organic acid, C3H4OH.(CO2H)3 , extracted from lemons, currants, gooseberries, etc., as a white crystalline substance, having a pleasant sour taste. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: A weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Citric acid cycle | In all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
|
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Citric acid | Geology | An important intermediate in the citric acid cycle which breaks down glucose into water and carbon dioxide when oxygen is present. The acid contains three carboxyl groups, has the chemical formula of C | |
| Citric Acid | Health | A key intermediate in metabolism. It is an acid compound found in citrus fruits. The salts of citric acid (citrates) can be used as anticoagulants due to their calcium chelating ability. (references) | |
| Citric acid cycle | Aerospace | See tricarboxylic acid cycle. (references) | |
| Citric acid cycle | Environment | A process in which small carbon compounds are oxidized to produce carbon dioxide and energy. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Citric Acid Cycle | Health | A series of reactions involving oxidation of a two-carbon acetyl unit to carbon dioxide and water with the production of high-energy phosphate bonds by means of tricarboxylic acid intermediate. (references) | |
| Citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate | Religion | A drug used in the treatment of metabolic acidosis (a disorder in which the blood is too acidic). (references) | |
|
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: CITRIC | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Citric acid cycle | 50 | Citric acid | 29 | |
| Citric acid | 29 | Citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate | 3 | |
| Citric acid intolerance | 4 | Citric acid cycle | 50 | |
| Citric acid/potassium-sodium citrate | 3 | Citric acid intolerance | 4 | |
|
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
|
| ||
| Position | Synonyms (sorted by strength) | |
Adjective |
lemony. Consider also: harsh, sharp, sourish, tangy. | |
Other |
citrine, lemon. | |
| Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. | Top | |
Computed Synonyms: citric
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Computed Synonyms via Expressions: citric
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Computed Expressions: citric
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | ملح الليمون (citric), حامض الليمون (citric), حامض الستريك (citric, acid citric). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | ملح الليمون (citric), حامض الليمون (citric), حامض الستريك (citric, acid citric). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | ملح الليمون (citric), حامض الليمون (citric), حامض الستريك (citric, acid citric). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ardennais | fierte (bitter, sour, acidic, acerbic, acetous), fier (bitter, sour, acidic, acerbic, acetous). Additional references: Ardennais, France, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Armenian | լիմոնից (citric), կիտրոնագույն (citric). Additional references: Armenian, Armenia, Azerbaijan, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Armjanski Yazyk | լիմոնից (citric), կիտրոնագույն (citric). Additional references: Armjanski Yazyk, Armenia, Azerbaijan, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bahasa Indonesia | limau (lime, pip, citric, lemon, orange), asam sitrat (citrate, citric). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski | лимонов (citric, lemon). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski (transliteration) | limonov (citric, lemon). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | citronový (citric, citreous, lemon, lemonish), citrónový (citric, lemony), limunski (citric). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | cítrico (citrus, citral, citric). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian | лимонов (citric, lemon). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian (transliteration) | limonov (citric, lemon). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Tai | เกี่ยวกับกรดมะนาว (citric), กรดซิทริก (citric acid). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | citronový (citric, citreous, lemon, lemonish), citrónový (citric, lemony), limunski (citric). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Champenois | fier (sour, acidic, acetous, acid free, cerotic acid). Additional references: Champenois, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 采自柠檬的 (citric), 柠檬的 (citrine, lemony, citric), 柠檬酸 (citric acid), 枸橼酸循环 (citric acid cycle), 麓酶脪禄路脰脳脫陆谩戮搂脣庐碌脛脛没脙脢脣谩 (monohydrate citric acid). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 檸檬的 (citric, citrine, lemony), 采自檸檬的 (citric), 枸櫞酸循環 (citric acid cycle), 檸檬酸 (citric acid). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | citronový (citric, citreous, lemon, lemonish), citrónový (citric, lemony), limunski (citric). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Daco-Rumanian | citric (citric, citrous, citrus fruit). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | اسيدسيتريك (citric acid). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Zitronensäure (citric acid, citric), zitrus (citric), zitronensauer (citric, citrically), zitronen (Lemons, citrons, citric). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | citroenzuur (citric acid, citric), citroen- (citric). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Eesti | sidrunhape (citric), sidrun- (citric). Additional references: Eesti, Estonia, Finland, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ena | լիմոնից (citric), կիտրոնագույն (citric). Additional references: Ena, Armenia, Azerbaijan, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ermeni Dili | լիմոնից (citric), կիտրոնագույն (citric). Additional references: Ermeni Dili, Armenia, Azerbaijan, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ermenice | լիմոնից (citric), կիտրոնագույն (citric). Additional references: Ermenice, Armenia, Azerbaijan, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Estonian | sidrunhape (citric), sidrun- (citric). Additional references: Estonian, Estonia, Finland, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | citrique (citric, citrons), acide (acid, sour, acidic, tart, acetous), acide citrique (citric acid), cycle de Krebs (citric acid cycle, Krebs cycle, Krebs' cycle), teneur en acide citrique (citric acid content of cheese), rongeant à l'acide citrique (citric acid discharge), acide citrique anhydre (anhydrous citric acid), acides citriques et gras du glycérol (citric and fatty acids of glycerol), sirop d'acide citrique (citric acid syrup), cycle de l'acide citrique (citric acid cycle, Krebs cycle). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Franc-comtois | fier (sour, acidic, acetous, acid free, cerotic acid). Additional references: Franc-comtois, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | citrique (citric, citrons), acide (acid, sour, acidic, tart, acetous). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gaelg | kidragh (citric). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gailck | kidragh (citric). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Zitronensäure (citric acid, citric), zitrus (citric), zitronensauer (citric, citrically), zitronen (Lemons, citrons, citric). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | κιτρικός (citric). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | kitrikos (citric). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Haieren | լիմոնից (citric), կիտրոնագույն (citric). Additional references: Haieren, Armenia, Azerbaijan, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 레몬의 (citrine, citric), 구연성 (citric), 의 (to, of, scythian, sulfureous, Sioux), 구연성의 (citric), 구연산의 (citric), 구연산 (citric acid). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 레몬의 (citrine, citric), 구연성 (citric), 의 (to, of, scythian, sulfureous, Sioux), 구연성의 (citric), 구연산의 (citric), 구연산 (citric acid). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | עבטמ ףקיה בבס (citric), לִימוֹנִי (citric, lemony), חָמוּץ (acerb, acerbic, acetic, citric, vinegary), מעגל קרבס (Citric acid cycle), מלח לימון (citric acid), חומצת לימון (citric acid). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | ملح الليمون (citric), حامض الليمون (citric), حامض الستريك (citric, acid citric). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Zitronensäure (citric acid, citric), zitrus (citric), zitronensauer (citric, citrically), zitronen (Lemons, citrons, citric). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Zitronensäure (citric acid, citric), zitrus (citric), zitronensauer (citric, citrically), zitronen (Lemons, citrons, citric). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | citrom- (citric). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Indonesian | limau (lime, pip, citric, lemon, orange), asam sitrat (citrate, citric). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | citrico (citric), citrici (citric), citriche (citric), citrica (citric), acido citrico (citric acid, salts of lemon), Ciclo di Krebs (Citric acid cycle), disinfezione a caldo con acido citrico (heat citric disinfection). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | עבטמ ףקיה בבס (citric), לִימוֹנִי (citric, lemony), חָמוּץ (acerb, acerbic, acetic, citric, vinegary), מעגל קרבס (Citric acid cycle), מלח לימון (citric acid), חומצת לימון (citric acid). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 柑橘類の (citric, citrous), クエン酸の (citrate, citric), 枸櫞酸 (citric acid, citric), クエン酸 (citric acid, citrate), クエン酸回路 (citric acid cycle, TCA cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle), くえんさん (citric acid). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 레몬의 (citrine, citric), 구연성 (citric), 의 (to, of, scythian, sulfureous, Sioux), 구연성의 (citric), 구연산의 (citric), 구연산 (citric acid). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Latvian | citrona (citric, lemony). Additional references: Latvian, Latvia, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Latviska | citrona (citric, lemony). Additional references: Latviska, Latvia, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lettisch | citrona (citric, lemony). Additional references: Lettisch, Latvia, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lettish | citrona (citric, lemony). Additional references: Lettish, Latvia, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lorrain | fier (sour, acidic, acetous, harsh, acid free), fiére (sour, bitter, acidic, acrimonious, abrasive). Additional references: Lorrain, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lyonnais | chanin (cold, sour, aggressive, savage, solitary). Additional references: Lyonnais, France, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | citrom- (citric). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx | kidragh (citric). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx Gaelic | kidragh (citric). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Moldavian | citric (citric, citrous, citrus fruit). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Norwegian | sitron- (citric). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | اسيدسيتريك (citric acid). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | اسيدسيتريك (citric acid). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | اسيدسيتريك (citric acid). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | cytrynowy (citric, lemon, citrine, lemonade), kwas cytrynowy (citric acid, citric). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | cytrynowy (citric, lemon, citrine, lemonade), kwas cytrynowy (citric acid, citric). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | cytrynowy (citric, lemon, citrine, lemonade), kwas cytrynowy (citric acid, citric). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | cítrico (citrus, citric, citral, lemur). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Romanian | citric (citric, citrous, citrus fruit). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Rumanian | citric (citric, citrous, citrus fruit). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | citronsyra (citric, citric acid), citron- (citric, lemon). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | лимонный (citric, lemony, primrose), Цикл Кребса (Citric acid cycle), Лимонная кислота (Citric acid), лимонный кислота (citric acid). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | limonnyy (citric, lemony, primrose), tsikl krebsa (Citric acid cycle), limonnaya kislota (Citric acid), limonnyy kislota (citric acid). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | лимонный (citric, lemony, primrose), Цикл Кребса (Citric acid cycle), Лимонная кислота (Citric acid), лимонный кислота (citric acid). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | limonnyy (citric, lemony, primrose), tsikl krebsa (Citric acid cycle), limonnaya kislota (Citric acid), limonnyy kislota (citric acid). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Serbian (transliteration) | limunski (citric), limunov (citric), citričan (citric), limunska kiselina (citric acid), limunska kiselia nalazi se u l (citric acid), limunova kiselina (citric acid). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Siamese | เกี่ยวกับกรดมะนาว (citric), กรดซิทริก (citric acid). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Somkhuri | լիմոնից (citric), կիտրոնագույն (citric). Additional references: Somkhuri, Armenia, Azerbaijan, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | cítrico (citric, citrus, citric fruit, citron tonic), cítricos (citric, citrus fruit), cítricas (citric), cítrica (citric, citrus). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Standard Thai | เกี่ยวกับกรดมะนาว (citric), กรดซิทริก (citric acid). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | citronsyra (citric, citric acid), citron- (citric, lemon). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | citronsyra (citric, citric acid), citron- (citric, lemon). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thai | เกี่ยวกับกรดมะนาว (citric), กรดซิทริก (citric acid). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thaiklang | เกี่ยวกับกรดมะนาว (citric), กรดซิทริก (citric acid). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | sitrik (citric), limo asidiyle ilgili (citric), sitrik asit (citric acid), limon tuzu (citric acid, salts of lemon), limon asidi (citric acid). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | лимонний (lemony, citric, citrine). Additional references: Ukrainian, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | limonniy (lemony, citric, citrine). Additional references: Ukrainian, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Urdu | نیبو کی کھٹائی کا (citric), نیبو کی کھٹائی (citric acid). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| West Indies French | sur (sour, against, versus, acidic, disagreeable). Additional references: West Indies French, Caribbean, citric. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “citric” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | cathagitrathagic (citric). Additional references: Athag, citric. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | cagitragic (citric). Additional references: Double Dutch, citric. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | (citric). Additional references: Leet, citric. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | copitropic (citric). Additional references: Oppish, citric. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | itriccay (citric). Additional references: Pig Latin, citric. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | citrin (citric). Additional references: Terran B, citric. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | cubitrubic (citric). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, citric. (volunteer) | |||
| Source: compiled by the editor. | Top | |||
|
|