Definition of "citric" [cit•ric]

• Of or relating to citric acid. (adjective)

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• "He next, by the aid of the same manual, prepared a mixture which he called citric acid, though any other name would have suited it equally well; and of this, as neither he nor anybody else had any use for it, he daily produced large quantities."
• "He takes limes, onion and hot sauce and makes ceviche, which is fresh fish soaked in citric acid, which cooks it."
• "a mixture which he called citric acid, though any other name would have suited it equally well; and of this, as neither he nor anybody else had any use for it, he daily produced large quantities."