Carboxyl

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The univalent radical, COOH, the functional group characteristic of all organic acids.
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  • n. A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A hypothetical organic radical having the formula COOH.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical
  • n. the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chemical group    group    radical   
    Variant
    oxatyl   
    Form
    carboxylic    carboxy-    carboxylase   
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