carboxylic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- non-carboxylic adjective
Example Sentences
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These previously uncharacterized acid sulfuric anhydride products are almost certainly key contributors to atmospheric new particle formation and a way to efficiently incorporate carboxylic acids into atmospheric nanoparticles.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
As has been found in previous studies, more mosquitoes seemed to prefer people whose scent contained a blend of carboxylic acids, the oily secretions that hydrate and protect our skin.
From Science Magazine • May 18, 2023
Two of those carboxylic acids are also found in Limburger cheese, McMeniman notes, a known lure for mosquitoes.
From Science Magazine • May 18, 2023
The study didn’t answer why some people have more carboxylic acids on their skin than others.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022
Digallic acid 2.1042 80.16 19.84 Leucodigallic acid 2.0041 1.94 98.06 With the introduction of the carboxylic group the tendency of condensation to diphenylmethane derivatives is lessened; by protocatechuic acid the tendency is nil.
From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg
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