Carboxylic
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Containing carboxyl, CO.OH.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
of or pertaining to the
carboxyl group
; having a carboxyl group (written -COOH, -CO2H or -CO.OH).
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adjective.
Of, or relating to the
carboxyl
functional group
.
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adjective.
relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical
Word Usage
"Such a combination gives acid properties to a molecule and it is called a carboxylic acid group (carbon plus oxygen plus acid)."
cross-reference
carboxylic acid
Form
carboxylic acid
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Cyrillic
acrylic
amphophilic
basophilic
eosinophilic
Same Context
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ferulic
lysergic
omega-3
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Synonym
Words with the same meaning
carboxyl
variant
carboxyl group