Definition of Carboxyl

  • (n.) The complex radical, CO.OH, regarded as the essential and characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon (as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; -- called also oxatyl.

Synonyms of Carboxyl


Antonyms of Carboxyl


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Homophones of Carboxyl


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