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Carboxyl
A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
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A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| carboxyl groupnoun | the univalent radical -cooh; present in and characteristic of organic acids |
| carboxylic | (organic chemistry) Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group. |
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| Word | Definition |
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| carboxyl groupnoun | the univalent radical -cooh; present in and characteristic of organic acids |
| carboxy | (organic chemistry) The carboxyl group. |
| carboxylic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group. |
| carbonylnoun | (organic chemistry) A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others. |
| carboxidenoun | A gas composed of 10% ethylene oxide on a carrier of 90% carbon dioxide, used for sterilization. |
| carboxylatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid. |
| carbonyloxynoun | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formed by deprotonation of a carboxyl group |
| carboxyacylnoun | (organic chemistry) A carboxy derivative of an acyl group; the radical formed by removing one hydroxyl group from a dicarboxylic acid |
| carboalkoxynoun | (organic chemistry) Any univalent radical of the form R-CO- derived from a carboxylic acid |
| hydroxy acidnoun | (organic chemistry) a carboxylic acid that also contains a hydroxy group |
| carboxyamino | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -NH-CO-OH |
| carbalkoxynoun | (organic chemistry) Alternative form of carboalkoxy. [(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical of the form R-CO- derived from a carboxylic acid] |
| carboxyalkylnoun | (organic chemistry) A radical or group comprising an alkyl and a carboxy group |
| dicarboxylic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any organic compound having two carboxylic acid functional groups. |
| carbalkoxylnoun | (organic chemistry) Alternative form of carboalkoxy. [(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical of the form R-CO- derived from a carboxylic acid] |
| carboxylationnoun | (organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a carboxylate group into a molecule |
| carotenoic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any carotenoid containing a carboxylic acid functional group. |
| aminocarbonylnoun | (organic chemistry) The univalent radical NH₂CO- that is equivalent to the carboxamide functional group. |
| carboxaldehydenoun | (organic chemistry) An aldehyde group (-CH=O) when viewed as a substituent |
| carboxybenzylnoun | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical -COO-CH₂-C₆H₅ |
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