Carboxylic

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
carboxylcarboxyl

Related phrases

carboxylic acidfunctional group

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