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noun
the univalent radical COOH, present in and characteristic of organic acids.
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Origin of carboxyl group
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby carboxyl group
carboxyhaemoglobin, carboxyl, carboxylase, carboxylate, carboxylation, carboxyl group, carboxylic acid, carboxymethylcellulose, carboxypeptidase, carboy, carbro process
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British Dictionary definitions for carboxyl group
carboxyl group
carboxyl radical
/ (kɑːˈbɒksaɪl, -sɪl) /
noun
the monovalent group –COOH, consisting of a carbonyl group bound to a hydroxyl group: the functional group in organic acids
Word Origin for carboxyl group
C19 carboxyl, from carbo- + oxy- ² + -yl
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