DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
carboxyl
/kɑr'bɑksɪl/ · kɑrbɑksɪl
Carboxyl has 3 syllables: car · box · yl.
car
01
box
02
yl
03
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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