carboxyl

[kahr-bok-sil]

adjective

containing the carboxyl group.

Origin of carboxyl

First recorded in 1865–70; carb- + ox(ygen) + -yl

Related formscar·box·yl·ic, adjective

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Historical Examples of carboxyl

Entrance of the carboxyl or sulpho groups weakens toxic action.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
The carboxyl group constitutes another convenient starting-point for the orientation of many types of organic compounds.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1
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When treated with alkalies, they lose their carboxyl groups and become ætioporphyrin.
The Chemistry of Plant Life
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

carboxyl in Medicine

carboxyl

[kär-bŏk′səl]

n.

The univalent radical, COOH, characteristic of all organic acids.

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carboxyl in Science

carboxyl

[kär-bŏk′səl]

The radical COOH, characteristic of all carboxylic acids.

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