citric en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɪtɹɪk/
Etymology
From citrus + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
An orange-scented road to Harbor was what Christine expected, because three times the aroma had accompanied her escapes. The first was on foot, the second by bus, and each time the orange trees lining the road marked her flight with a light citric perfume.
2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 82:
Deriveds
homocitric · noncitric · citric acid · citraconic acid · citrate · pyrocitric · isocitric · citraconic
Synonyms
Translations (19)
ro citric (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · tl sitriko (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · gl cítrico (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · bg цитрусов (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · io citronala (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · ast cítricu (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · fi sitruuna- (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · cmn 檸檬的 /柠檬的 (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · fr citrique (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · es cítrico (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · pt cítrico (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · it citrico (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · hu citrusféle (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · ms sitrik (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · el κιτρικός (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · pl cytrynowy (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · ga citreach (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · ka ციტრუსოვანი (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon) · ca cítric (of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon)