carboxyl

[ kahr-bok-sil ]

/ kɑrˈbɒk sɪl /

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Origin of carboxyl

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

OTHER WORDS FROM carboxyl

car·box·yl·ic, adjective

Words nearby carboxyl

car-boot sale, carborane, Carborundum, carboxy-, carboxyhaemoglobin, carboxyl, carboxylase, carboxylate, carboxylation, carboxyl group, carboxylic acid

How to use carboxyl in a sentence

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|Various
When treated with alkalies, they lose their carboxyl groups and become ætioporphyrin.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Entrance of the carboxyl or sulpho groups weakens toxic action.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

Scientific definitions for carboxyl

carboxyl

[ kär-bŏk′səl ]

The radical COOH, characteristic of all carboxylic acids.