dicarboxylic acid

[ dahy-kahr-bok-sil-ik, -kahr- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. any of the organic compounds that contain two carboxyl groups.

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British Dictionary definitions for dicarboxylic acid

dicarboxylic acid

/ (daɪˌkɑːbɒkˈsɪlɪk) /


noun
  1. any carboxylic acid that contains two carboxyl groups per molecule

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