carboxylic acid









carboxylic acid


noun Chemistry.

  1. any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups.

noun

  1. any of a class of organic acids containing the carboxyl groupSee also fatty acid

  1. An organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. Carboxylic acids often have names ending in -oic acid, such as benzoic acid. Amino acids, fatty acids, and many other important organic compounds are carboxylic acids.
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