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
They also tweaked a carboxylic acid group at the bottom of the molecule, speeding up how quickly the antifungal removed ergosterols.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 8, 2023
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
The study found that people like subject 33, who have higher levels of compounds called carboxylic acids on their skin, are more likely to be “mosquito magnets,” Vosshall said.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022
Their basic idea was the absence of carboxylic groups in tannin, and that hence the total gallic acid must be present in ester form.
From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg
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