C3H5CO2H3

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tricarballylic \Tri*car`bal*lyl"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + carboxyl +
     allyl + -ic.] (Chem.)
     Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex tribasic organic
     acid, {C3H5.(CO2H)3} occurring naturally in unripe beet
     roots, and produced artificially from glycerin as a white
     crystalline substance.


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