Word
Carboxyl
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
car-box-yl
Definition
- 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.
- noun - The univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids
- adjective - Relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical
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