Found 2 items, similar to carboxyl.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: carboxyl carboxyl n : the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids [syn: carboxyl group] carboxyl adj : relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical [syn: carboxylic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: carboxyl Oxalyl \Ox"a*lyl\, n. [Oxalic + -yl.] (Chem.) (a) A hydrocarbon radical (C2O2) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it. (b) An old name for carbonyl. (c) An old name for carboxyl. [1913 Webster]