carboxylic
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Others included a carboxylic acid moiety or a methyl ester side chain.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
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
All humans produce carboxylic acid through sebum, a waxy coating, on their skin.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
Cinnolin derivatives are obtained from oxycinnolin carboxylic acid, which is formed by digesting orthophenyl propiolic acid diazo chloride with water.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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