Definition of carboxyl Carboxyl
car•box•yl
We found 5 definitions of carboxyl from 4 different sources.
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What does carboxyl mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: carboxyls |
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| carboxyl - the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids | ||
| carboxyl group | ||
| chemical group, group, radical any number of entities (members) considered as a unit | ||
Adjective |
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| carboxyl - relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical | ||
| carboxylic | ||
| chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- carboxyl (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- carboxyl, noun, singular of carboxyls.
- carboxyl, adjective.
