citric acid

1. 1.

   a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent

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Questions about citric acid

What does citric acid mean?

citric acid means "a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent".

Is citric acid a common word?

citric acid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.