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Trisodium citrate
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<p>Trisodium citrate is a chemical compound with the <a href="/facts/Molecular_formula/hghUtthl">molecular formula</a> Na3C6H5O7. It is sometimes referred to simply as "<a href="/facts/Sodium_citrate/HMXzcwQM">sodium citrate</a>", though sodium citrate can refer to any of the three <a href="/facts/Sodium_salts/LXG4MG7W">sodium salts</a> of <a href="/facts/Citric_acid/EgKGQBdl">citric acid</a>. It possesses a <a href="/facts/Salinity/X6mB1YAM">saline</a>, mildly tart taste, and is a mild <a href="/facts/Base_(chemistry)/M9wA7qeM">base</a>. </p>