carboxylic
Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group.
Related words
- carboxylate
- dicarboxylic
- hydrocarboxylic
- hydroxycarboxylic
- monocarboxylic
- noncarboxylic
- oxocarboxylic
- polycarboxylic
- tetracarboxylic
- thiocarboxylic
- tricarboxylic
- carboxylic acid
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