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monocarboxylic

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[mon-uh-kahr-bok-sil-ik] / ˌmɒn əˌkɑr bɒkˈsɪl ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. containing one carboxyl group.


Etymology

Origin of monocarboxylic

First recorded in 1905–10; mono- + carboxyl + -ic

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