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# citric

«citric» in Mova's school dictionary: **To do with or coming from citrus fruits such as lemons…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (citric)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) To do with or coming from citrus fruits such as lemons, limes and oranges. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citric/#m1)

2) Citric acid is a weak acid found in citrus fruits, which gives them their sour taste. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citric/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons citric acid is a safe, everyday acid: lemon juice turns blue litmus red; mixed with baking soda it fizzes, as in bath bombs and sherbet. In food, citric acid (E330) is added to sweets and drinks for a sour taste and to keep food fresh.

### examples

- Lemons taste sour because of citric acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citric/#x1)
- Bath bombs fizz because citric acid reacts with baking soda. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citric/#x2)
- Citric acid is added to sour sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citric/#x3)
- Our class tested citric acid with litmus paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citric/#x4)
- Limes contain a lot of citric acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citric/#x5)
- The label says «acid: citric acid». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citric/#x6)

### note

Say «SIT-rik». Mostly used in «citric acid». From «citrus». Citric acid is a weak acid, but it can still sting eyes and cuts.

### In the corpora

- [That sharp, sour taste is the taste of an acid: lemons are full of citric acid.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/1/)
- [Sour tastes come from acids; lemons contain citric acid, and sour sweets are dusted with acid powder that stings the tongue.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «citric» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citric/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.