Found 2 items, similar to carboxylic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: carboxylic
carboxylic
adj : relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl
radical [syn:
carboxyl]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: carboxylic
carboxylic
\car`box*yl"ic\ (k[aum]r`b[o^]ks*[i^]l"[i^]k), adj.
(Chem.)
of or pertaining to the
carboxyl group; having a carboxyl
group (written
-COOH,
-CO2H or
-CO.OH); as, carboxylic
acids are weakly acidic.
Syn: carboxyl.
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