| Pronunciation: | | kâr'bâksil
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- [n] the univalent radical COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids
- [adj] (chemistry) relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical
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CARBOXYL is a 8 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | carboxyl group, carboxylic |
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| | See Also: | | chemical group, group, radical |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Car*box"yl\, n. [Carbon + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)
The complex radical, {CO.OH}, regarded as the essential and
characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon
(as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; --
called also {oxatyl}.
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