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carboxyl

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car·box·yl  (kär-bksl)
n.
The univalent radical, COOH, the functional group characteristic of all organic acids.
[carb(o)- + ox(y)- + -yl.]
carbox·ylic (-slk) adj.
carboxyl  (kär-bksl)
The radical COOH, characteristic of all carboxylic acids.
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Noun1.carboxyl - the univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids
carboxyl group
chemical group, radical, group - (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
Adj.1.carboxyl - relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical
carboxylic
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
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